Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Meets the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs
Oslo, Media & Communication Dept., December 15
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met today in Oslo with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Hanke Bruins.
The meeting dealt with discussing the latest developments in the situation in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, as well as ways to reduce escalation and ceasefire.
During the meeting, His Excellency expressed the State of Qatar's firm position in condemning all forms of targeting civilians, and that killing innocent civilians, especially women and children, and practicing the policy of collective punishment is unacceptable under any pretext.
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs affirmed the State of Qatars complete rejection of the indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip and the attempts to forcibly displace its besieged people, stressing the necessity of opening humanitarian corridors in a sustainable manner to ensure the continued entry of aid to the Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip, and to provide the necessary protection for relief convoys until they arrive to the north of the strip.
His Excellency also stressed that the State of Qatar is committed, along with its mediation partners, to continuing efforts to return to calm, leading to a permanent ceasefire.