Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari held a weekly media briefing on Tuesday, outlining Qatar’s efforts to de-escalate tensions and restore the ceasefire, while emphasizing the necessity of opening the Strait of Hormuz and urging the parties to return to the negotiating table.
Here are some of the key points highlighted during the briefing:
- Qatar continues its efforts to stop the escalation and restore the ceasefire, while emphasizing the necessity of opening the Strait of Hormuz, ensuring freedom of navigation, and returning the parties to the negotiating table.
- Qatar affirms that diplomacy and dialogue are the only way to overcome differences and conflicts, and continues to work to reach a diplomatic way out of the crisis.
- Qatar affirms its commitment to protecting its people, land and sovereignty, while emphasizing the importance of good-neighborly relations based on respect for sovereignty and joint work to resolve differences.
- Gulf coordination continues at various levels to deal with the potential repercussions of the crisis, and to work jointly to prevent the return of escalation and enhance the security and stability of the region.
- Qatar stresses the importance of pushing towards implementing the second phase and accelerating the implementation of the ceasfire agreement in Gaza related to the plan of His Excellency President Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, in light of the continued lack of commitment by the Israeli side to implement what was agreed upon.
