New York: Qatar will continue to work hard with the international community to deal with collective challenges and achieve development, peace and prosperity for all peoples of the world.
Third Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the UN, Ahmed bin Saif Al Kuwari stressed Qatar’s keenness to achieve the three pillars of sustainable economic, social and environmental development, noting that the Constitution of Qatar and national legislation have attached great importance to issues related to economic growth, social development, preservation of the environment, and women’s empowerment as a fundamental pillar of development.
Ahmed bin Saif Al Kuwari was speaking at the general debate of the 70th session of the Economic and Financial Committee of the UN in New York yesterday.
He pointed out that National Vision 2030 aims to transform Qatar into an advanced country capable of achieving sustainable development.
He stressed the important role of trade as an instrument for strong growth and development, and how it creates a favourable economic environment, pointing to the establishment of a multilateral, open, non-discriminatory and equitable trading system to be an integral part of this environment.
He referred to report of the Secretary-General on “International trade and development,” and said that the Doha Round launched in 2001 represents a unique opportunity to promote openness and fairness in the system with the rebalancing of rules and standards for development.
He recalled that the ongoing stalemate in the implementation of Doha Round of trade negotiations still pose a significant threat to the system of multilateral trade negotiations, and the ability to achieve development goals.
Ahmed bin Saif Al Kuwaricalled for the importance of concluding the Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations at the earliest soon as possible and the need to give it a developmental real content.
QNA
