India: State Visit of Prime Minister to Seychelles (June 27-29, 2026)

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​At the invitation of the President of Seychelles, Dr. Patrick Herminie, Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi will undertake a State Visit to Seychelles from 27-29 June 2026 to attend the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the National Day of Seychelles as the Guest of Honour. Prime Minister last visited Seychelles in 2015. A contingent of the Indian defence forces, along with two Indian Navy ships, will participate in the celebrations.

2.​ During the visit, Prime Minister will hold talks with President Herminie to review the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest. Prime Minister will also address the National Assembly of Seychelles and interact with members of the Indian diaspora.

3.​​ India and Seychelles share a longstanding partnership rooted in shared historical, cultural and people to people ties. As a key maritime neighbour in the Indian Ocean region, Seychelles holds a special place in India’s Vision MAHASAGAR (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions) and our commitment to the Global South.

4.​​ The visit will reaffirm the strong and enduring friendship between India and Seychelles and reinforce the shared commitment of both countries to enhance the bilateral relationship across all sectors.

– on behalf of Ministry of External Affairs – Government of India.

Bénin – Assemblée Nationale : La loi portant exercice en clientèle privée adoptée en seconde délibération

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French

L’Assemblée nationale a adopté en sa séance plénière du mercredi 24 juin 2026 et en seconde délibération, la loi N° 2025-01 portant organisation de l’exercice en clientèle privée des professions médicales et paramédicales de santé humaine en République du Bénin. 

Ce texte de loi désormais complet intègre des dispositions qui garantissent une meilleure cohérence et une plus grande clarté du texte adopté antérieurement. À l’article 4 de la loi, il est précisé qu’à l’exception des cabinets, des acteurs non professionnels de la santé, personne physique ou morale, peuvent également financer la création et l’équipement d’un ou de plusieurs établissements privés de santé. 

Ce texte précise toutefois que : « la qualité des prestations et la sécurité des patients ainsi que la validation des normes techniques d’équipements et de ressources humaines notamment sont assurées par un professionnel de la santé membre de la profession concernée ». 

Dans les nouvelles dispositions, il est également stipulé que le professionnel de santé faisant partie d’un Ordre ne devra plus désormais solliciter une quelconque autorisation avant d’exercer en clientèle privée, ce qui n’est pas le cas pour ceux dont la profession n’est pas organisée en Ordre. 

Ce sont les article 6 et 7 de la loi qui le prévoient de façon plus formelle. « L’inscription au tableau d’un Ordre professionnel de la santé humaine au Bénin confère d’office au professionnel de la santé concernée, le droit d’exercer sa profession en clientèle privée ou non », article 6. « Les professionnels de la santé dont la profession n’est pas organisée en Ordre sont astreints à une autorisation d’exercer avant tout exercice en clientèle privée », précise l’article 7. 

L’article suivant apporte une certaine flexibilité pour le professionnel de la santé qui souhaite exercer en clientèle privée avant son admission à l’ordre. Dans ce cas, il peut être autorisé à exercer par arrêté du Ministre en charge de la santé mais dispose d’un délai de 6 mois pour obtenir son inscription à l’ordre professionnel concerné. 

Le texte de loi adopté en seconde délibération aborde plusieurs autres aspects dont entre autres, l’autorisation spéciale accordée à une catégorie de professionnels de la santé exerçant à l’étranger.

Distribué par APO Group pour Gouvernement de la République du Bénin.

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São Tomé e Príncipe: The European Union deploys an Election Observation Mission

Source: APO


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In response to an invitation from the Santomean authorities, an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) will be deployed to observe the presidential elections as well as the legislative, local and regional elections scheduled for 19 July and 27 September 2026 respectively.  

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas has appointed Sérgio Humberto, Member of the European Parliament, as Chief Observer.

Chief Observer Sérgio Humberto declared: “I am honoured to lead this EU Election Observation Mission to São Tomé e Príncipe. This is the second time since 2022 that the EU deploys an electoral observation mission to the country, and this time the Mission will observe two distinct elections. The Mission will provide an independent and impartial assessment of the respective electoral processes. As Santomean people prepare to vote, the EU reaffirms its support for São Tomé e Príncipe.”

Background 

The EU EOM will provide a comprehensive, independent, and impartial assessment of the entire electoral processes based on international and regional standards for democratic elections.

The Mission is composed of different groups of observers. A core team of seven analysts arrived in São Tomé on 14 June, supported by logistics and security experts. A team of long-term observers will join the mission on 26 June to observe the electoral process throughout the country. As election day approaches, they will be joined by 14 short-term observers and locally recruited observers from diplomatic missions accredited to São Tomé e Príncipe. Finally, a delegation from the European Parliament will join the EOM for the legislative, local, and regional elections in September. The EU EOM will remain in the country until the completion of the entire electoral processes.

In line with the EU election observation methodology, the Mission will publish its initial findings in a Preliminary Statement, which will be presented in a press conference after Election Day. A final report will be published within two months of the completion of the electoral process and will include recommendations – offered for consideration to the authorities – for possible future improvements of the electoral framework.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of European Union External Action: The Diplomatic Service of the European Union.

Qatar Looks Forward to Hosting DPoA MTR for Least Developed Countries in March

Source: Government of Qatar

New York, June 25, 2026

The State of Qatar has affirmed its aspiration to host the High-Level Midterm Review Meeting of the Doha Programme of Action (DPoA MTR) in March 2027, as a positive step to enhance cooperation with the least developed countries and support their efforts in addressing challenges.

This came in a statement delivered by HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani during the joint thematic event on the midterm review of the implementation of the Doha Programme of Action for Least Developed Countries, held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Her Excellency began her statement by noting that the event provided a vital platform for discussing critical issues and exchanging visions and ambitious aspirations regarding the goals of the High-Level Midterm Review Meeting of the Doha Programme of Action for the Least Developed Countries, scheduled to be held in Doha from March 25 to 27. She pointed out that the discussions highlighted the interconnected challenges facing the Least Developed Countries (LDCs), reviewed the progress made in implementing the Doha Programme of Action within the current global development landscape, and addressed the obstacles hindering implementation, including energy insecurity, structural fragility, worsening debt situations, fragile infrastructure, and the need to build resilience to climate change and disaster risks.

Her Excellency commended the valuable contributions and broad participation that characterized the event, reflecting the paramount importance of advancing the Doha Programme of Action and its pivotal role in supporting growth and prosperity in the LDCs.

She also noted that Qatar’s hosting of the Fifth United Nations Conference on the LDCs embodies its unwavering commitment to supporting the issues of these countries and reflects its leading role in hosting major international events under the auspices of the United Nations. 

Her Excellency pointed that the conference was characterized by positive momentum and reflected a genuine desire to provide the LDCs with ambitious measures and innovative global partnerships. In this context, She reiterated that translating the ambitious measures and commitments embodied in the Doha Programme of Action for the LDCs into practical actions is of paramount importance to achieving the desired transformation.

Her Excellency highlighted that Qatar, through the Qatar Fund for Development, signed two agreements last year with the Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries, and Small Island Developing States, within the framework of the Doha Programme of Action, with a contribution of USD 21 million. These agreements aim to build resilience in the LDCs and establish a food reserve system to help address food insecurity among the most vulnerable communities worldwide.

HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani also highlighted Qatar’s hosting last December of the High-Level Meeting of Least Developed Countries (LDCs), under the theme: “Building ambitious global partnerships for a sustainable and resilient exit from the LDC list,” stemming from its firm belief in the importance of international partnerships to support LDCs.

During the joint thematic event, Her Excellency emphasized that the DPoA MTR scheduled for March 2027 will be a crucial juncture for assessing achievements, identifying gaps, renewing solidarity with LDCs, and strengthening partnerships and initiatives that ensure the full and effective implementation of the Doha Development Agenda. This will deliver tangible results that drive sustainable development and provide real momentum for the remaining period of the Agenda.

As limitações da rede elétrica africana ganham destaque à medida que os mercados regionais avançam rumo à integração

Source: Africa Press Organisation – Portuguese –

Prevê-se que a procura de eletricidade em África quase duplique para 2 291 TWh até 2050, exigindo um investimento estimado de 30 mil milhões de dólares em infraestruturas de transmissão e rede elétrica para desbloquear e integrar nova capacidade de produção. No entanto, em todo o continente, as redes elétricas têm dificuldade em acompanhar o ritmo da rápida expansão dos projetos de fornecimento e do aumento da procura.

Na Nigéria, as repetidas falhas generalizadas da rede elétrica, ainda em fevereiro de 2026, sublinham a fragilidade das infraestruturas de transmissão envelhecidas. Na África Oriental, falhas nas torres ao longo da linha Loiyangalani-Suswa, com 428 km, bloquearam temporariamente a produção da Lake Turkana Wind Power — a maior instalação eólica de África. Entretanto, as pressões decorrentes do crescimento da procura estão a acelerar em toda a África do Norte, onde se prevê que o consumo de eletricidade aumente cerca de 50 % até 2035, impulsionado pela urbanização, pelos projetos de dessalinização e pelos aumentos de temperatura relacionados com as alterações climáticas.

Apesar destas limitações, o investimento na produção continua a acelerar em toda a África, particularmente em energias renováveis, sistemas de conversão de gás em eletricidade e sistemas híbridos. No entanto, sem um investimento equivalente em transmissão e interligação, grande parte desta nova capacidade corre o risco de ficar subutilizada ou ociosa. Este desequilíbrio crescente entre a produção e a capacidade da rede está a impulsionar um foco mais acentuado no planeamento a nível do sistema e na conceção de mercados regionais — questões que serão centrais na conferência «Power Africa Today», recentemente lançada no âmbito da African Energy Week 2026. A plataforma reunirá decisores políticos, empresas de serviços públicos, investidores e promotores para explorar de que forma a interligação regional, os quadros de comércio transfronteiriço e as estruturas de financiamento podem alinhar melhor o crescimento da produção com a expansão da rede.

Os mercados de energia experimentam reformas

A par dos desafios de infraestruturas, o setor elétrico africano está a passar por uma reforma de mercado gradual — mas desigual. A maioria dos países ainda opera sistemas verticalmente integrados, dominados por empresas de serviços públicos estatais, mas um número crescente está a introduzir quadros competitivos para atrair capital privado e melhorar a eficiência.

O Zimbábue abriu o seu mercado de eletricidade à participação privada total nas áreas da produção, transmissão e distribuição em 2025, com o objetivo de atrair 9 mil milhões de dólares em novos investimentos. A África do Sul está a avançar com um dos programas de expansão da rede mais ambiciosos do continente, com planos para 14 500 km de novas linhas de transmissão e 133 000 MVA de capacidade de transformadores até 2034, a par de mecanismos concebidos para atrair financiamento privado. Entretanto, o Quénia introduziu regulamentação de acesso aberto que permite aos produtores independentes de energia transportar eletricidade diretamente para vários consumidores, redefinindo a forma como os ativos de produção interagem com a rede.

A integração regional continua fragmentada

Os esforços para ligar os sistemas elétricos fragmentados de África estão a avançar, embora a ritmos diferentes consoante as regiões. Na África Austral, o programa RETRADE SAPP do Banco Mundial, aprovado em 2025, está a investir 12 milhões de dólares para reforçar a integração das energias renováveis e a capacidade de transmissão em 12 Estados-Membros. Na África Oriental, a «Autoestrada Elétrica» Etiópia–Quénia–Tanzânia encontra-se agora em fase de operações experimentais com uma capacidade de até 2 000 MW, marcando um passo significativo rumo a uma rede regional mais interligada.

A África Ocidental também está a avançar para uma integração mais profunda, com a sincronização permanente do Pool Elétrico da África Ocidental prevista para 2026. Analistas, incluindo a African Finance Corporation, defendem que essa sincronização é fundamental para desbloquear o potencial hidroelétrico em grande escala e a procura industrial em toda a região. A longo prazo, a sincronização total entre os pools de energia da África Oriental e da África Austral — prevista para o final de 2026 — poderá criar um dos maiores corredores transfronteiriços de comércio de eletricidade do mundo.

Distribuído pelo Grupo APO para African Energy Chamber.

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Africa’s Grid Constraints Come into Focus as Regional Markets Push Toward Integration

Source: APO

Africa’s electricity demand is projected to nearly double to 2,291 TWh by 2050, requiring an estimated $30 billion in transmission and grid infrastructure investment to unlock and integrate new generation capacity. Yet across the continent, grid systems are struggling to keep pace with rapidly expanding supply pipelines and rising demand.

In Nigeria, repeated nationwide grid collapses as recently as February 2026 underscore the fragility of aging transmission infrastructure. In East Africa, tower failures along the 428 km Loiyangalani-Suswa line temporarily stranded output from Lake Turkana Wind Power – Africa’s largest wind installation. Meanwhile, demand growth pressures are accelerating across North Africa, where electricity consumption is expected to rise by around 50% by 2035, driven by urbanization, desalination projects, and climate-related temperature increases.

Despite these constraints, generation investment continues to accelerate across Africa, particularly in renewables, gas-to-power and hybrid systems. However, without equivalent investment in transmission and interconnection, much of this new capacity risks being underutilized or stranded. This growing imbalance between generation and grid capacity is driving a sharper focus on system-wide planning and regional market design – issues that will be central to the newly launched Power Africa Today conference at African Energy Week 2026. The platform will bring together policymakers, utilities, investors and developers to explore how regional interconnection, cross-border trading frameworks and financing structures can better align generation growth with grid expansion.

Power Markets Experiment with Reform

Alongside infrastructure challenges, Africa’s electricity sector is undergoing gradual – but uneven – market reform. Most countries still operate vertically integrated systems dominated by state utilities, but a growing number are introducing competitive frameworks to attract private capital and improve efficiency.

Zimbabwe opened its electricity market to full private participation across generation, transmission and distribution in 2025, targeting $9 billion in new investment. South Africa is advancing one of the continent’s most ambitious grid expansion programs, with plans for 14,500 km of new transmission lines and 133,000 MVA of transformer capacity by 2034, alongside mechanisms designed to crowd in private financing. Kenya, meanwhile, has introduced open access regulations enabling independent power producers to wheel electricity directly to multiple off-takers, reshaping how generation assets interface with the grid.

Regional Integration Remains Fragmented

Efforts to connect Africa’s fragmented power systems are progressing, though at different speeds across regions. In Southern Africa, the World Bank’s RETRADE SAPP program, approved in 2025, is deploying $12 million to strengthen renewable integration and transmission capacity across 12 member states. In East Africa, the Ethiopia–Kenya–Tanzania Electricity Highway is now in trial operations at up to 2,000 MW, marking a significant step toward a more interconnected regional grid.

West Africa is also moving toward deeper integration, with permanent synchronization of the West Africa Power Pool expected in 2026. Analysts, including the African Finance Corporation, argue that such synchronization is critical to unlocking large-scale hydropower potential and industrial demand across the region. Longer term, full synchronization between the Eastern and Southern African power pools – targeted for the end of 2026 – could create one of the world’s largest cross-border electricity trading corridors.

Building Bankable Financial Architectures

While interconnection is advancing, infrastructure alone is not enough to create investable electricity markets. Investors consistently cite the lack of standardized offtake structures, creditworthy counterparties, and cross-border payment guarantees as key barriers to scaling capital deployment.

New models are emerging to address these constraints. Africa GreenCo, operating across Zambia, Namibia and South Africa, is helping to aggregate independent power producers under a single creditworthy intermediary, standardizing power purchase agreements and reducing counterparty risk. At a broader level, AUDA-NEPAD estimates that Africa requires around $30 billion in additional investment to complete priority transmission corridors and establish three fully interconnected regional trading blocs by 2030.

“Interconnected electricity markets are the foundation of Africa’s industrial future,” said NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman of the African Energy Chamber. “The question at Africa Energy Week is not whether integration is possible – the evidence is already there. The question is which regulatory frameworks and financial structures will get projects to financial close, and which markets will be ready when capital is looking to move.”

The Power Africa Today conference will run alongside AEW 2026, taking place October 12–16 in Cape Town, and will focus on the regulatory, financial and infrastructural architecture needed to build interconnected electricity markets capable of attracting institutional capital and delivering reliable, cross-border power at scale.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of African Energy Chamber.

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Les contraintes du réseau électrique africain au cœur des débats alors que les marchés régionaux s’orientent vers l’intégration

Source: Africa Press Organisation – French

La demande en électricité de l’Afrique devrait presque doubler pour atteindre 2 291 TWh d’ici 2050, ce qui nécessitera environ 30 milliards de dollars d’investissements dans les infrastructures de transport et de réseau afin de libérer et d’intégrer de nouvelles capacités de production. Pourtant, à travers le continent, les réseaux électriques peinent à suivre le rythme de l’expansion rapide des sources d’approvisionnement et de la hausse de la demande.

Au Nigeria, les pannes répétées du réseau à l’échelle nationale, survenues encore récemment en février 2026, soulignent la fragilité d’une infrastructure de transport vieillissante. En Afrique de l’Est, des pannes de pylônes le long de la ligne Loiyangalani-Suswa, longue de 428 km, ont temporairement bloqué la production de Lake Turkana Wind Power, la plus grande installation éolienne d’Afrique. Parallèlement, les pressions liées à la croissance de la demande s’accélèrent en Afrique du Nord, où la consommation d’électricité devrait augmenter d’environ 50 % d’ici 2035, sous l’effet de l’urbanisation, des projets de dessalement et des hausses de température liées au climat.

Malgré ces contraintes, les investissements dans la production continuent de s’accélérer à travers l’Afrique, en particulier dans les énergies renouvelables, la production d’électricité à partir du gaz et les systèmes hybrides. Cependant, sans investissements équivalents dans le transport et l’interconnexion, une grande partie de cette nouvelle capacité risque d’être sous-utilisée ou de devenir « bloquée ». Ce déséquilibre croissant entre la production et la capacité du réseau conduit à accorder une attention accrue à la planification à l’échelle du système et à la conception des marchés régionaux – des enjeux qui seront au cœur de la conférence « Power Africa Today », récemment lancée dans le cadre de l’African Energy Week 2026. Cette plateforme réunira des décideurs politiques, des services publics, des investisseurs et des développeurs afin d’étudier comment l’interconnexion régionale, les cadres d’échanges transfrontaliers et les structures de financement peuvent mieux aligner la croissance de la production sur l’extension du réseau.

Les marchés de l’électricité expérimentent des réformes

Parallèlement aux défis liés aux infrastructures, le secteur électrique africain connaît une réforme progressive – mais inégale – du marché. La plupart des pays exploitent encore des systèmes verticalement intégrés dominés par des services publics d’État, mais un nombre croissant d’entre eux mettent en place des cadres concurrentiels pour attirer les capitaux privés et améliorer l’efficacité.

Le Zimbabwe a ouvert son marché de l’électricité à une participation privée totale dans les domaines de la production, du transport et de la distribution en 2025, avec pour objectif 9 milliards de dollars de nouveaux investissements. L’Afrique du Sud met en œuvre l’un des programmes d’extension du réseau les plus ambitieux du continent, avec des projets visant à construire 14 500 km de nouvelles lignes de transport et à atteindre une capacité de transformation de 133 000 MVA d’ici 2034, parallèlement à des mécanismes destinés à attirer les financements privés. Le Kenya, quant à lui, a introduit une réglementation d’accès ouvert permettant aux producteurs d’électricité indépendants d’acheminer directement l’électricité vers plusieurs clients, redéfinissant ainsi la manière dont les actifs de production s’interfacent avec le réseau.

L’intégration régionale reste fragmentée

Les efforts visant à interconnecter les réseaux électriques fragmentés de l’Afrique progressent, bien qu’à des rythmes différents selon les régions. En Afrique australe, le programme RETRADE SAPP de la Banque mondiale, approuvé en 2025, consacre 12 millions de dollars au renforcement de l’intégration des énergies renouvelables et des capacités de transport dans 12 États membres. En Afrique de l’Est, l’« autoroute électrique » Éthiopie-Kenya-Tanzanie est désormais en phase d’essai à une puissance pouvant atteindre 2 000 MW, ce qui marque une avancée significative vers un réseau régional davantage interconnecté.

L’Afrique de l’Ouest s’oriente également vers une intégration plus poussée, la synchronisation permanente du Pool électrique d’Afrique de l’Ouest étant prévue pour 2026. Des analystes, dont l’African Finance Corporation, affirment qu’une telle synchronisation est essentielle pour libérer le potentiel hydroélectrique à grande échelle et répondre à la demande industrielle dans toute la région. À plus long terme, la synchronisation complète entre les pools électriques d’Afrique de l’Est et d’Afrique australe – prévue pour fin 2026 – pourrait créer l’un des plus grands corridors transfrontaliers d’échange d’électricité au monde.

Mettre en place des architectures financières viables

Si l’interconnexion progresse, les infrastructures ne suffisent pas à elles seules à créer des marchés de l’électricité attractifs pour les investisseurs. Ces derniers citent régulièrement l’absence de structures d’achat standardisées, de contreparties solvables et de garanties de paiement transfrontalières comme des obstacles majeurs à l’augmentation des investissements.

De nouveaux modèles voient le jour pour remédier à ces contraintes. Africa GreenCo, qui opère en Zambie, en Namibie et en Afrique du Sud, contribue à regrouper les producteurs d’électricité indépendants sous l’égide d’un seul intermédiaire solvable, ce qui permet de normaliser les contrats d’achat d’électricité et de réduire le risque de contrepartie. À un niveau plus large, l’AUDA-NEPAD estime que l’Afrique a besoin d’environ 30 milliards de dollars d’investissements supplémentaires pour achever les corridors de transport prioritaires et mettre en place trois blocs commerciaux régionaux entièrement interconnectés d’ici 2030.

« Les marchés de l’électricité interconnectés constituent le fondement de l’avenir industriel de l’Afrique », a déclaré NJ Ayuk, président exécutif de l’African Energy Chamber. « La question posée lors de l’Africa Energy Week n’est pas de savoir si l’intégration est possible – les preuves en existent déjà. La question est de savoir quels cadres réglementaires et quelles structures financières permettront de mener les projets à leur terme financier, et quels marchés seront prêts lorsque les capitaux chercheront à s’investir. »

La conférence «Power Africa Today» se tiendra en marge de l’AEW 2026, qui aura lieu du 12 au 16 octobre au Cap, et se concentrera sur l’architecture réglementaire, financière et infrastructurelle nécessaire à la mise en place de marchés de l’électricité interconnectés, capables d’attirer des capitaux institutionnels et de fournir une énergie transfrontalière fiable à grande échelle.

Distribué par APO Group pour African Energy Chamber.

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Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Holds Telephone Conversation with Acting President of Venezuela

Source: Government of Qatar

Doha | June 25, 2026

HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held Thursday a telephone conversation with HE Acting President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez.

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs expressed the State of Qatar’s solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the wake of the two earthquakes that struck the country. He offered his sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims, the government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and its friendly people, wishing a speedy recovery to the injured.

Minister of State at Ministry of Foreign Affairs Holds Phone Call with Foreign Minister of Venezuela

Source: Government of Qatar

Doha | June 25, 2026

HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi held a phone call on Thursday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yvan Gil.

During the call, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen and develop them, in addition to the latest developments in the Latin America region.

HE the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed the State of Qatar’s solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the wake of the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela. He offered sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims, the government and people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, wishing the injured a speedy recovery