HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held here on Monday a number of meetings on the sideline of the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), currently held in Geneva.

The State of Qatar hosted today a new round of talks between the United States and the Taliban Afghan Movement in continuation of the previous round of talks between the two parties which took place from January 21 to 26, aimed at achieving peace and stability in Afghanistan.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that last year witnessed significant developments in the legislative field for the promotion and protection of human rights in the State of Qatar, namely the State's accession to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as well as the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the promulgation of the Law on the Regulation of Political Asylum.

HE Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Monday with HE Managing Director of the World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF) Foundation Datuk Syed Abu Bakar Almohdzar and his accompanying delegation, currently visiting the country.

HE Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met with Somalia's Minister of Women and Human Rights Development Deqa Yasin Hagi.

The State of Qatar participated in the first Arab-European summit held on Sunday in Sharm El Sheikh with a delegation chaired by HE Qatar's Permanent Representative to the Arab League Ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al Sahlawi.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Sunday copies of the credentials of HE the non-resident Ambassador of the Slovak Republic to the State of Qatar Igor Hajdusek.

President Zeljka Cvijanovic of the of Republic of Srpska, one of the two entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, has met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Bosnia and Herzegovina Sultan bin Ali Al Khater.

HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met Thursday with HE Ambassador of Romania to Qatar Dr. Cristian Tudor whose country holds Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met Thursday with HE Ambassador of the State of Kuwait Hafeez bin Mohammed Al Ajmi and HE Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman to the State of Qatar Najib bin Yahya Al Balushi.