The Qatar Cabinet's General-Secretariat participated yesterday in the National Sport Day, with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud taking part.
Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated yesterday in National Sport Day at the Diplomatic Club, under the auspices of Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry, Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, Directors of the Ministry's different authorities, and members of diplomatic missions in Qatar took part in the event.
Yesterday's programme saw a host of sporting, social and cultural events that were popular among the participants and their families. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs gave a speech to mark the occasion and said that the policy of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani adopted sports as one of the tools of foreign policy and a pillar of diplomacy that brings Qatari people closer to different people across the globe.
He added that recognising this day as a Sports Day came to complement Qatar National Vision 2030, which seeks to have a mentally and physically-healthy society capable of contributing to sustainable development.
H E Al Muraikhi said that they want citizens to be healthy and that's why the ministry celebrates sports day every year.
