Cairo: The Ambassador of Qatar to Egypt H E Tariq Ali Faraj Al Ansari said President H E Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s visit to Doha helps elevate bilateral strategic relations to broader horizons.
The Ambassador told QNA that this visit follows Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s visit to Egypt in June 2022 and President El Sisi’s visits to Doha in September 2022 and in November 2022. These visits profoundly bolstered bilateral relations and extended cooperation avenues to include many political and economic issues. Al Ansari added that El Sisi’s third visit to Doha comes at a critical phase for the Middle East and the Arab world and at a time when the Doha-Cairo relations are significantly growing across all fields, especially in the political, economic, and cultural spheres. It also coincides with the rapidly evolving events in the region, particularly the Palestinian issue, prompting further coordination and consultation.
The Ambassador added that both countries are aware of and addressing the regional and global challenges responsibly and honestly.
This visit, added Al Ansari, provides a strong impetus to the tireless and sincere efforts of Egypt and Qatar, under the prudent leaderships of both countries and their pivotal roles in negotiation and mediation, to halt the Israeli aggression, consolidate the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and allow the entry of humanitarian, medical, and shelter aid into the Strip.
He also noted the continuation of joint mediation efforts with the United States, noting that the two countries share a unified position on Arab, regional, and international issues. Al Ansari added the visit would give an opportunity for consultations on the Gaza reconstruction and the Cairo Conference for Early Recovery and Reconstruction, ensuring the continued presence of Palestinians on their lands. He said the visit reflects both sides’ desire to continue coordination to work towards de-escalation in the region, to prevent the region from slipping into further tensions, and the necessity of joint action between the two sides to reach a political settlement that ensures stability in the region, through the establishment of a Palestinian state on the borders of June 4, 1967, with East Jerusalem as its capital, as a final solution to the conflict.
Al Ansari affirmed that El Sisi’s visit is the culmination of the progress made in the 5th session of the Qatar-Egypt Supreme Committee in 2024, to advance the prospects for political coordination and investment and economic cooperation between the two countries, and to explore investment prospects between the two sides, as Qatari-Egyptian relations have witnessed development in these areas.
Al Ansari said that the volume of trade exchange between Qatar and Egypt increased by 38 percent in 2024, reaching approximately QR746m versus QR540m in 2023.
These cultural and social ties are specially bolstered through the Egyptian community in Qatar, estimated in 2024 at approximately 200,000 people.
