Qatar Elected International Law Commission Member for 4th Time
New York/ Information Office/ 05 November 2016/ Qatar was voted for the fourth consecutive time to the U.N. International Law Commission (ILC) as Qatar's candidate HE Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, the public prosecutor and the U.N. special lawyer on anti-corruption, was re-elected in the secret ballot that the U.N. General Assembly held to choose 34 members of ILC on the sidelines of the 71st session.
HE Al Marri secured 128 votes out of 193 possible votes to carry on his membership of ILC, which dates back to 2002 when was elected for the first time.
Qatar contested the seat with Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Vietnam, Jordan and India.
The Foreign Ministry and the permanent delegation to the U.N. in New York exerted huge efforts to garner support for the Qatari candidate, with the victory reflecting the high-level diplomatic coordination that resembles the distinguished role of the Qatari diplomacy in multilateral international work.