HE President Mahmoud Abbas of the sisterly Palestine State met here today with HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, at the residence of His Excellency, during his current visit to the State of Qatar.

HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan Dr Al Dirdiri Mohamed Ahmed received on Wednesday a copy of the credentials of HE Abdulrahman bin Ali Al Kubaisi as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Republic of the Sudan.

The State of Qatar welcomed the signing of the final agreement to end the civil war and share power in the Republic of South Sudan, which was signed in Khartoum, praising the active and pivotal role made by Khartoum in bringing the views closer together and bridging the gap between the parties until they reached this important moment.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met here on Tuesday with the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Nikolay Mladenov.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met Tuesday with HE Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Qatar Ajay Sharma, HE Ambassador of the Republic of France Franck Gellet, and Charges d'affaires of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State.

HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants of the Lebanese Republic Gebran Bassil met on Monday with HE State of Qatar's Ambassador to Lebanon Ali bin Hamad Al Marri, on the occasion of ending his tenure.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met here on Monday with HE Minister of State for Investment Affairs of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Muhannad Shehadeh, who is currently visiting Doha.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met with HE Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation Etienne Thevoz to Qatar on the occasion of the end of his tenure in the country.

The State of Qatar strongly condemned the failed assassination attempt on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro while he was delivering a speech during a military parade in downtown Caracas.

The State of Qatar voiced its strong condemnation and denunciation of the attack that targeted the Somali forces in the town of Afgooye in northwest of the capital Mogadishu and resulted in deaths and injuries.