Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani stressed that the State of Qatar is marking this year's anniversary of the founder, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, amid comprehensive achievements across all fields under the wise leadership of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.
HE the Prime Minister said that the National Day slogan, "With You It Rises, From You It Awaits," underscores the country's confident steps toward the future, strengthened by the spirit of unity and belonging that binds the leadership, loyal citizens, and residents of Qatar.
He noted that the slogan reflects the nation's expectation that all its people will contribute to sustaining Qatar's role as a leader in sustainable development, social welfare, and economic prosperity, while preserving the country's religious and national values, rooted in its Arab and Islamic heritage, and engaging creatively with global cultures and civilizations in the service of humanity.
In remarks to Qatar News Agency (QNA), HE the Prime Minister said that National Day is an enduring occasion to renew loyalty to the country's wise leadership, draw inspiration from the sacrifices and achievements of past generations in defending the nation, and work diligently to continue the path of progress, development and growth.
He stressed that successive generations would remain faithful to the principles laid down by the founder, Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, ensuring that Qatar remains an oasis of security, peace, prosperity and noble human values.
His Excellency said Qatar continues its development journey and is consolidating its leadership across sectors with clear vision and firm resolve, noting that the national economy has maintained strong growth while state institutions continue to translate Qatar National Vision 2030 into tangible outcomes, thanks to the wise directives of HH the Amir, particularly in energy, infrastructure, education, health care, social welfare, economic diversification, human capital development and innovation.
In this context, HE the Prime Minister emphasized that the state and its institutions are moving steadily toward achieving the goals of Qatar's Third National Development Strategy for 2024-2030, which was developed under HH the Amir's guidance to realize the country's strategic priorities for this phase.
On Qatar's efforts to strengthen regional and international security and stability, His Excellency said the country, through its active partnership with the international community, is doing everything it can to promote peace and international security and to advance sustainable development for all humanity. He added that the founder had championed dialogue and peace, and that Qatar has followed this inherited path, with mediation becoming a firmly established principle enshrined in the Constitution, rather than merely a political option.
HE the Prime Minister added that, through its quiet diplomacy and firmly established global credibility, Qatar has become a model in efforts to resolve complex conflicts through dialogue and peaceful means, as well as to prevent them through preventive diplomacy.
He pointed to Qatar's mediation aimed at ending the war in the Gaza Strip, its positive contribution to facilitating a peace agreement between the Republic of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and its broader mediation efforts extending from Latin America to Africa and Asia.
HE the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister said that Qatar's approach to mediation, together with its hosting of major global events such as the Second World Summit for Social Development, the first formal meeting of the United Nations General Assembly to be held outside New York or Geneva, underscores the country's firm commitment to peace, international solidarity and multilateral cooperation, and reflects its standing as a strategic partner of the United Nations.
He added that these efforts have strengthened Qatar's global stature and its active role at both the regional and international levels.
His Excellency also noted that Qatar's official bid to host the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games highlights the country's advanced position on the international sports stage and its organizational readiness, demonstrated by its widely praised hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that Qatar's international distinction also extends to its ranking at the top among Middle East and North Africa countries in the 2025 Global Peace Index, as well as its placement eighth worldwide and first in the Arab world in the category of the safest and most socially peaceful countries.
He said that these comprehensive achievements drive us to give even more for the present and future of the beloved nation, under the banner of the wise leadership.
