Prime Minister Speeches

Closing statement of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at the High-Level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes

Honourable Ministers, Excellencies, Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen:It has been an honour and a pleasure to host this High-level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Processes.I would like to thank the United Nations Secretary-General, Mr. Antonio Guterres for his leadership and commitment to advancing this agenda.Over the course of this conference, you have generated a number of actionable policy recommendations and key outputs to ensure youth-inclusive peace processes.I particularly welcome th...

Friday, January 21, 2022

Opening Speech of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at the High-Level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes

Your Excellency Mr. António Guterres, Your Excellency, Mr. Pekka Haavisto, Your Excellency, Mrs. María Juliana Ruiz Sandoval Ms. Ana Maneno, Mr. Mohammad Yahya Qanie,Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen;I am delighted to open this High-level Global Conference on Youth-Inclusive Peace Processes, co-hosted by the State of Qatar, Colombia, Finland, and the United Nations, and co-organized by the office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Education Above All Foundation, a...

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Intervention by His Excellency Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, before the meeting titled "Peace Day Effort: An Effort for Peace in the Middle East"

Excellencies, I would like to begin by expressing my sincere appreciation to our esteemed hosts for convening this valuable initiative - our colleagues in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the League of Arab States and the E.U. - who each have an important role to play in the promotion of peace in our region. I would also like to extend my appreciation to Secretary-General Guterres’ for joining us today, which reflects the United Nations’ commitment as a crucial partner ...

Monday, September 18, 2023

Speech of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs during the dinner of the Board of Trustees of the International Crisis Group

Excellency’s, distinguished guests, welcome. It is a pleasure to be with you all today. As most of you are familiar with the State of Qatar’s foreign policy, I will not go into detail regarding our positions on current events and will leave that to the Q&A discussion later. Rather, I would like to reflect and discuss Qatar’s insight on the two broad themes that ICG analysts have focused on, that is 1) , “Peace, Justice and Reconciliation” and 2) “The...

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Speech by His Excellency the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs For the inaugural lecture of the Raffles Lectures series Under the supervision of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)

Sir John - Thank you very much for the warm introduction, and congratulations on your recent Knighthood. Distinguished Guests, It is a pleasure to be back in Singapore for my first official visit as Prime Minister of Qatar. I am pleased to be amongst you today as we launch the inaugural IISS Raffles Lecture, in the first step towards a fruitful partnership between Qatar Investment Authority and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. I am confident that this se...

Thursday, August 24, 2023

The Remarks of His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs at The 4th Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue

Good morning, Secretary Blinken, and members of the US delegation.Thank you for the hospitality and warm welcome. I also wish to thank both delegations for their efforts in preparing for this dialogue.The Fourth Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue represents another milestone in our historically strong partnership. The flourishing ties between our two countries, enabled by the mutual commitments between His Highness, the Amir of the State of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, and the President of t...

Friday, November 12, 2021