HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Thursday in Astana with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan Yermek Kosherbayev. During the meeting, cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to support and strengthen them were reviewed, in addition to a number of topics of common interest. The meeting was attended by HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Kazakhstan Abdullah bin Hussein Al Jaber, HE Director of the Asian Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Al Johara bint Yousef Al Obaidan Fakhro, and the accompanying delegation.
The State of Qatar affirmed that the decades-long Israeli occupation constitutes a blatant violation of the principles of international law, the UN Charter, and relevant UN resolutions. It also reiterated its welcome of the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice in July 2024, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly in Dec. 2024. This came in the statement delivered by Second Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani, before the Fourth Committee of the UN General Assembly during its 80th session under item (50) on the Report of the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Sheikh Jassim bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani noted that the Court affirmed that Israel is obligated to end its unlawful presence in the occupied Palestinian territory and East Jerusalem, and clarified that the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza constitute a single territorial unit whose unity, continuity, integrity, and respect must be preserved. He added that the reports submitted to the General Assembly under this item document Israels ongoing actions in the occupied Palestinian and Arab territories that violate international law and infringe upon the rights of the Palestinian people and other Arab populations under occupation, including settlement expansion, forced displacement, confiscation of civilian property, home demolitions, and other practices that violate international humanitarian law and international human rights law. He further noted Qatars condemnation of settlers storming of the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the attack on the Hajjeh Hamida Mosque in the Palestinian village of Kifl Hares last week, considering both acts blatant violations of international law and relevant UN resolutions. He noted that, as part of the State of Qatars intensive efforts to spare the blood of the Palestinian people, alleviate their humanitarian suffering, and secure the release of prisoners and detainees, Qatar has continued over the past two years of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip its mediation efforts in partnership with the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America. He affirmed that despite challenges and obstacles, Qatar succeeded in achieving tangible progress in reaching humanitarian truces that helped ease part of the suffering by enabling the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people and facilitating the release of prisoners and hostages. He pointed out that Qatari efforts, jointly with the Arab Republic of Egypt, the Republic of Turkiye, and the United States, recently succeeded in reaching a ceasefire agreement signed on Oct. 13 in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh, aimed at ending the bloodshed and humanitarian suffering in the Gaza Strip. He stressed that the only guarantee for achieving sustainable peace in the region is reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian issue in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions, as well as the New York Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of the Question of Palestine and the Implementation of the Two-State solution. The conference, held last July under the chairmanship of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the French Republic, was adopted by the UN General Assembly on Sept. 12. Such a solution would restore the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the right to self-determination, return, and the establishment of their independent, sovereign state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The State of Qatar strongly condemns the brutal attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip, which have resulted in martyrs and injuries, and considers them a dangerous escalation that threatens to undermine the ceasefire agreement in the Strip.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms the need for concerted regional and international efforts to preserve and uphold the ceasefire agreement, as a step toward ending the war on Gaza and achieving a just and sustainable peace in the region.
The Ministry reiterates the State of Qatar’s firm and unwavering position in supporting the Palestinian cause and the steadfastness of the brotherly Palestinian people, based on international legitimacy and the two-state solution, ensuring the establishment of an independent Palestinian state along the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
The State of Qatar strongly condemns the Israeli airstrike that targeted the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon, which resulted in martyrs and injuries.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirms that this airstrike constitutes a brutal assault on the unarmed Palestinian people and a violation of the sovereignty of the sisterly Lebanese Republic, as well as a flagrant breach of international laws and conventions. The Ministry stresses the urgent need for the international community to act swiftly to halt Israel’s dangerous attacks, which threaten to fuel further chaos and violence in the region.
The Ministry reiterates Qatar’s steadfast position in support of Lebanon’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as its commitment to the just Palestinian cause and the legitimate rights of the brotherly Palestinian people.
The State of Qatar strongly condemns the entry of the Israeli occupation’s Prime Minister, along with several ministers and officials from the occupation government, into the occupied Syrian territories. Qatar considers this a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic, a flagrant breach of international law, and a serious threat to regional security.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs calls on the international community to take urgent action to compel Israel to comply with international legitimacy, particularly the 1974 ceasefire agreement, and to halt its repeated aggressions against Syrian territory in order to prevent further escalation and tension in the region.
The Ministry reaffirms Qatar’s full support for Syria’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity, and the aspirations of its brotherly people for security and stability.
The State of Qatar participated in the 46th session of the Ministerial Conference of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, held on 19 and 20 November 2025 in the Rwandan capital, Kigali. The State of Qatar delegation to the meeting was headed by HE Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al-Thani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the French Republic and the State of Qatar representative to the International Organisation of La Francophonie. The conference, held under the theme: 30 years after Beijing: the contribution of women in the French-speaking world. It focused on highlighting the role of women in development within the Francophone sphere and promoting gender equality. It also discussed prospects for multilateral cooperation, along with administrative and financial issues related to the organization. In this context, HE Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie Louise Mushikiwabo presented the key efforts undertaken to strengthen political, diplomatic, and economic action within the Francophone space. She expressed appreciation to the State of Qatar for its significant role in resolving the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and for its active contribution to the signing of the Doha Framework Agreement for Peace on Nov. 15, 2025 between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the March 23 Movement, under the supervision and follow-up of Qatar, the United States, and the African Union to ensure the agreement implementation in pursuit of lasting peace and stability. Several delegations from Francophone countries also praised the State of Qatar mediation efforts to resolve the conflict. The head of the State of Qatar delegation affirmed the country continued commitment to playing an active role in mediation and the peaceful resolution of disputes internationally. He also reiterated Qatar dedication to the values of La Francophonie and its ongoing cooperation with all partners to promote the participation of Francophone women in development and peace.
HE Thabo Mbeki, former President of the Republic of South Africa and Chairman of the Thabo Mbeki Foundation Thabo Mbeki, met Wednesday with HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Dr. Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, during her current visit to South Africa. Discussions during the meeting dealt with ways to enhance joint cooperation in the fields of development, research, and knowledge exchange, as well as partnership opportunities to support initiatives aimed at empowering communities in the African continent. Both sides underlined the importance of joint action to strengthen regional and international efforts in the areas of peace and sustainable development.
HE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Dr Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, on Wednesday visited an orphan care center in Johannesburg, as part of her official trip to South Africa. Her Excellency reviewed the Ratang Bana Center’s services for orphaned children, including education, psychosocial support and welfare programs. Center staff briefed her on ongoing challenges and priorities for expanding care provision. Discussions also focused on potential future cooperation, such as support for core programs, capacity building, and development initiatives aimed at empowering vulnerable children. HE Al Misnad said Qatar is committed to exploring sustainable support for child protection and empowerment programs, highlighting Doha’s interest in long-term partnerships with community organizations.
Thank you, Your Excellency my dear brother Dr. Badr Abdelatty, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Migration and Egyptians Abroad of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt.
At the outset, I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to you, my dear brother, for the warm reception and generous hospitality, which is by no means unfamiliar from our brothers in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
I was pleasured to meet with my brother, His Excellency Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, a short while ago, together with several Egyptian ministers and Qatari colleagues.
Our visit today comes within the framework of the sixth session of the Joint Higher Committee, and also as a reflection of the vision of the leadership of both countries, and the vision of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, to deepen the relationship between the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt, which has also witnessed notable progress in recent years. Notably, the visit of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to his second country, Qatar, represented an important milestone in the development of these relations.
As Your Excellency has noted—and without repeating—the foundation of this fraternal relationship lies first and foremost in the strong and enduring bonds, between our two peoples and our two leaderships. At the same time, the new economic foundations and structures currently being built between our countries are paving the way for a new phase of economic cooperation, in addition to, and as Your Excellency mentioned, the investment package announced in Doha, valued at USD 7.5 billion.
In the coming weeks, we look forward, God willing, to finalizing several agreements on agreed upon joint projects. We have also witnessed growth in trade exchange between the two countries, and we aspire, God willing, to see further expansion in this field.
Furthermore, Cooperation is not limited to the economic sphere, but extends across multiple fields, including culture, agriculture, social solidarity, and social insurance. Today, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding that represents an important step toward diversifying the foundation of cooperation between the two countries.
As Your Excellency mentioned, today we had a valuable opportunity for consultation, which has always been continuous, sincerely speaking—not only through formal meetings but also through daily communications.
At this platform, I would like to commend the sincere efforts undertaken by our colleagues, both in the Arab Republic of Egypt through the relevant authorities, and in the State of Qatar, reflecting the commitment of both countries to achieve a ceasefire and to halt the ongoing genocide against our brothers and sisters in Gaza. Regrettably, we are witnessing a distressing continuation of this situation over the past months, without any meaningful action from the international community. We highly appreciate the support of our Arab and Islamic sisterly countries in backing the Qatari and Egyptian efforts, as well as our partnership with the United States.
However, we have now reached a stage where we await a response from the Israeli side, following intensive efforts in recent days to reach common ground, culminating in an agreement for the release of detainees and hostages, a prisoner exchange, and a ceasefire to pave the way for ending the war. Unfortunately, these efforts have so far been met with further disregard.
We believe that today the international community faces a significant responsibility to uphold its duty and put an end to this famine and blockade affecting our brothers in Gaza.
I would like to reaffirm, at this platform, that the State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt remain committed to achieving a resolution and ending this war, despite all attempts to distort and undermine these efforts. Were it not for this partnership and these joint endeavours, we would not have reached the preliminary agreement. God willing, we hope to achieve a full agreement as soon as possible. We call on the international community to exert pressure on Israel to at least halt this famine.
Your Excellency, you mentioned that the bilateral meeting addressed various issues. We remain keen on continuous joint coordination, and we have observed, both from Your Excellency and from the Arab Republic of Egypt, a clear convergence of views on regional issues, as well as a shared commitment to finding solutions and halting the ongoing cycle of escalation in different countries.
Regrettably, today we are witnessing irresponsible Israeli actions in our sister countries Lebanon and Syria, and also in Sudan, particularly in Lebanon and Syria, which undermine regional security and, unfortunately, have not been met with any deterrent measures.
We also discussed the situation and developments regarding the Iranian nuclear file, which constitutes a critical security issue for all countries in the region. We emphasized the importance of reaching a diplomatic solution to achieve regional stability, which cannot be attained through wars but rather through diplomatic measures. It is imperative for all Arab countries and regional states to cooperate, in order to achieve these diplomatic solutions.
I thank Your Excellency, Minister, for your generous hospitality and for your continued cooperation with us. We also extend our gratitude to all the countries supporting these efforts, and we hope, God willing, that through collective action we can achieve stability in the region.
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, May peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you,
Mr. President,
At the outset, I would like to extend my congratulations to you on assuming the presidency of the Security Council for this month, and to express my appreciation for the prompt response by the Presidency and the members of the Council to our request to convene this emergency meeting. I wish in particular to acknowledge Algeria, Somalia, Pakistan, France, and the United Kingdom, which requested this meeting on behalf of the State of Qatar.
We also value and commend the efforts of the Presidency and the members of the Council that led to the adoption of today’s press statement. We greatly appreciate the solidarity expressed with the State of Qatar by Council members in their statements during this session, following the treacherous Israeli attack in Doha on 9 September. The press statement condemned this act, noting that it took place on the territory of a principal mediator, expressing solidarity with the State of Qatar, and reaffirming support for its sovereignty and territorial integrity in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Charter.
We address your esteemed Council today in the wake of an extremely dangerous escalation that constitutes a threat to regional peace and security and therefore falls squarely within the mandate of the Council under the Charter of the United Nations.
On Tuesday, 9 September, at 3:46 p.m., a treacherous Israeli attack targeted one of the residential quarters allocated by the State of Qatar to house negotiating delegations, as part of the multiple mediation efforts undertaken by my country. These buildings accommodated members and staff of the Hamas negotiating delegation and their families. Their presence there was public, well known to all parties concerned with the mediation process, and even to members of the media and diplomats who held meetings with delegation members at that very location.
Following the technical investigations undertaken by the security authorities and the verification of the identities of those affected by the Israeli bombardment, it was confirmed that the attack resulted in a number of casualties. Among them was the martyr, Qatari national Lance corporal/ Badr Saad Mohammed Al-Humaidi Al-Dosari, 22 years of age, who martyred while performing his duty. In addition, several civilians and members of the Qatari Internal Security Forces—tasked with safeguarding the compound—were injured, with injuries ranging from moderate to severe. All are currently receiving medical care. Investigations and information-gathering remain ongoing, including efforts to account for those still missing at the site. Beyond the casualties, the attack also terrorized innocent civilians and children in a residential neighborhood filled with schools, nurseries, and diplomatic missions.
What has occurred constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereignty of a full Member State of the United Nations, perpetrated by an extremist leadership that stands far removed from the conduct of civilized nations committed to peace.
The violation of the sovereignty of a state that has been exerting tireless efforts to secure a ceasefire and save lives places the entire international system before a true test. Israel, under the leadership of bloodthirsty extremists, has overstepped every boundary set by international norms and laws, and even the most basic ethical principles that govern relations not only between states, but between human beings. It has now become impossible to predict the extent of its actions.
How is it that Israeli officials come to us for negotiations, hosted on our soil, while their leadership simultaneously plots to bomb that very soil only days later—and then actually carries out the attack? Has the world ever heard of a state that strikes the mediating country with fighter aircraft, and during the negotiation process seeks to eliminate the very members of the delegations with whom it is negotiating, in their designated meeting premises?
And yet, the Prime Minister of Israel emerges with disgraceful justifications and false comparisons, attempting to legitimize an act that has been condemned by the entire international community.
Instead, Mr. prime minister should have recalled the example of the Taliban, which maintained a political office in Doha as a channel of communication with the world. That channel contributed to reaching a peace agreement in Afghanistan, bringing an end to decades of bitter conflict. Over the years, the United States never targeted the negotiators. On the contrary, the world witnessed the success of my country, in partnership with the United States under President Donald Trump, in ending the longest war in U.S. history in 2020.
This is the approach that the Israeli Prime Minister seeks to undermine, attempting to distort it through cheap justifications aimed at emotional manipulation.
These continuous violations of international law, and these actions that disregard even the most basic principles of human conduct, demonstrate only one thing: that the current leaders of Israel are afflicted with arrogance and the intoxication of power, having ensured impunity from accountability and justice.
Beyond the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe in the Strip, against which the international community has failed to take deterrent action, their destructive hands now reach sovereign states, undermining regional security with complete impunity. Arrogance has reached the point of openly proclaiming not only delusional ambitions to reshape the region by force, but also esoteric and fundamentalist motivations that drive the extremists within the current Israeli government, as they openly declare to their own public, believing that no one else is listening.
It goes without saying that the countries of the region and their peoples cannot accept such conduct or the rhetoric accompanying it.
We have full faith in mediation and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, and Qatar’s role in this regard enjoys both regional and international recognition. Our experience has demonstrated that Qatari mediation, in partnership with the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America, has achieved tangible results, including the release of 148 hostages, comprising Israelis and foreigners, as well as hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. In a context where Israel employs starvation as a weapon, these efforts represent a rare beacon of hope in this bloody conflict.
However, the attack on our soil, carried out while we were fully engaged in mediation, has clearly revealed Israel’s deliberate intentions to undermine any efforts toward peace and to prolong the humanitarian suffering of the brotherly Palestinian people—a suffering of such magnitude that words fail to capture it.
It also reveals that the extremists who govern Israel today show no concern for the lives of hostages, and that their release is not a priority for them. Otherwise, how can one explain the timing and location of the attack, which occurred while negotiations were underway to discuss a ceasefire based on the latest American proposal? The Hamas negotiating delegation had convened to discuss their response to the U.S. paper, and Israel bombed that very meeting.
Mr. President,
I stand before you today, calling upon your esteemed Council to assume its historic responsibility. Silence in the face of the imposition of the law of the jungle and the targeting of a sovereign state in broad daylight undermines the rules of international action and threatens the future of any peace process in our region. The continuation of these attacks does not target Qatar alone; rather, it constitutes an explicit threat to every state working toward peace, eroding confidence in the United Nations system itself.
The State of Qatar, under the leadership of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, affirms its unwavering commitment to continuing its humanitarian and diplomatic role wherever such efforts may serve the cause of bloodshed prevention. At the same time, Qatar will not tolerate any infringement upon its sovereignty or security and reserves its legitimate right to respond through the means guaranteed by international law. We in Qatar are advocates of peace, not of war. We have chosen peace as our guiding principle, and we will not be deterred from it by those who champion war and destruction.
We present these facts before your esteemed Council, and we remind you that, although our discussion today concerns the attack on the State of Qatar, we are in fact addressing an assault on all diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving peaceful solutions. The only path to peace runs through negotiations, beginning with a ceasefire, the release of all hostages and prisoners, the unconditional entry of humanitarian assistance into the Gaza Strip, and the lifting of the blockade.
Allow me, on behalf of all advocates of peace around the world, to express optimism. We must not yield to the arrogance of extremists, and we must continue striving toward a lasting peace based on the two-state solution, through the establishment of a fully sovereign Palestinian state on its national territory in accordance with international legitimacy. Two states and two peoples coexisting in peace can only be achieved with partners who uphold these principles.
May peace, mercy, and blessings of God be upon you.
