Ambassador of Qatar to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League H E Tariq Ali Faraj Al Ansari
Cairo: Ambassador of Qatar to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League H E Tariq Ali Faraj Al Ansari emphasised the significance of the extraordinary Arab Summit hosted by Egypt yesterday amid a complex international context, as the world is preoccupied with various crises.
In an interview with QNA, Al Ansari stressed that the importance of the extraordinary Arab summit in Cairo lies in the fact that it strongly reaffirms the need to adopt a unified Arab stance before the international community, with the participation of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and a number of regional organisations to work to support the Palestinian people and establish their independent state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.
He added that this summit also aims to help the Palestinian people in the current ordeal after the recent aggression on the Gaza Strip.
In this regard, Al Ansari indicated that the Arab Summit will ensure the unity of the Arab ranks at the level of leaders with regard to supporting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), preventing its liquidation, as well as preventing the liquidation of the Palestinian cause through the displacement of Palestinians, working to establish them on their land, and other positions that must be issued at the highest level to support the Palestinian cause.
He pointed out that supporting the Palestinian people is a fixed principle in Qatar’s policy and is ongoing and strongly supported, thanks to the wise leadership of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and His Highness’s directives in this regard, as Qatar is one of the biggest supporters of the Palestinian people.
Al Ansari added that H H the Amir’s participation in the extraordinary Arab summit is not the first, but rather His Highness is keen to always respond to participation in all summits and consultative meetings that support the just and inalienable rights of the Palestinian people.
He said that in this hectic atmosphere, Qatar’s diplomacy led by Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani plays a major role in directing Qatar’s policy to deal with global challenges.
Al Ansari added that without these diplomatic activities, Qatar would not have had this major role as an active and responsible member of the international community through several mediation roles, particularly the Palestinian issue. Al Ansari said Qatar has a large team in Cairo as well as in El Arish for providing relief and assistance to the Palestinian people.
