Qatari PM discusses developments in Gaza with US Secretary of State


Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman received a phone call on Saturday from Secretary of State of the United States of America Antony Blinken.

During the phone call, Sheikh Mohammad and Secretary Blinken discussed the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as the joint mediation efforts to end the war in the Strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

They also mulled efforts to de-escalate the situation in Lebanon and means to cement bilateral relations.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

Qatari, French FMs discuss de-escalation in the tense Mideast


Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman held talks on Saturday with the visiting French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noel Barrot who arrived in the country shortly earlier, according to a statement by the ministry of foreign affairs.

The discussions revolved around latest regional developments in the region namely in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories as well as possible means to attain de-escalation in Lebanon.

Barrot, earlier, was in Saudi Arabia, the first stop of a regional tour designed to seek de-escalation in the region’s hot fronts.

Source: Kuwait News Agency