The State of Qatar has Affirmed its keen interest in benefiting from the peaceful applications of nuclear energy, for the prosperity and improvement of the quality of life that can be can achieved through these applications, stressing the importance attached to this energy in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Plan 2030, which has comprehensive goals that balance the three dimensions of sustainable development; the economic, social and environmental.

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi held a farewell ceremony Thursday honoring HE Ambassador of the United Mexican States Francisco Niembro at the Diplomatic Club, on the occasion of the end of his term in the country.

HE the Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief of New Zealand Patsy Reddy received the credentials of HE Saad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud as non-resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to New Zealand.

The State of Qatar provided a grant of $564 through Qatar Fund For Development (QFFD) to the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC) to renovate the Doha meetings' hall in the office's new building in New York.

The two-day regional workshop on the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME) and the Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI), began here today to assist the regular process of global reporting and assessment of the state of the marine environment, including social and economic aspects.

The State of Qatar has affirmed its continued concern for human rights and the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and its effects on the basis of its commitment to all international treaties and conventions in this field and to its national references including the Constitution of the State and its National Vision 2030 stressing that it is a remarkable phase of its history moving forward towards full, comprehensive and even accelerated development, resulting in its record of unprecedented economic growth and recovery, with expatriate labor playing a pivotal role in this development.

The State of Qatar has confirmed that it continues its efforts, good offices and mediation to lay the foundations for peace between the parties in Afghanistan, pointing out its belief in the futility of any military solution to the Afghan crisis.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi participated today in a working breakfast organized by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and the United Nations, on the sidelines of the Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan, currently in session in Geneva.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi met separately here today with HE Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia Sven Mikser, and HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion of the Republic of Malta Carmelo Abela, on sidelines of Geneva International Ministerial Conference on Afghanistan.

HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met today with HE United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, on the sidelines of the 97th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, held in Geneva, Switzerland.