DOHA: Qatar said yesterday it affirms its “complete support for sisterly Egypt”, adding that an envoy of the Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has called on President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi.
The Emir took the initiative to send an envoy, H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, to meet with Al Sisi yesterday. Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman is Foreign Minister’s Assistant for International Cooperation Affairs, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported.
QNA said that the Emiri Diwan yesterday issued a statement saying that Qatar welcomes the statement issued by the Saudi Royal Court and the initiative of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to consolidate the relations between Saudi Arabia and Egypt.
Responding to the statement, valuing the sincere efforts of the Custodian of the Two Holly Mosques and commending his wisdom and strong desire to strengthen Arab solidarity for the welfare and interests of the Arab and Islamic nations, the State of Qatar affirms its complete support to sisterly Egypt, the statement said.
Egypt’s security is important to the security of Qatar and that the two countries are bound with deep ties and fraternal bonds, the statement added. Egypt’s strength is strength to all the Arab nations, therefore the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani took the initiative to send an envoy to meet with President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, whose hospitality and good reception to the envoy, was highly appreciated.
Qatar, which attaches great importance to the leading role of Egypt in the Arab and Muslim worlds, confirms its keenness on the close relations with Egypt and on developing these relations for the benefit of the two brotherly countries and their peoples, said QNA.
Present at the meeting was Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Tuwaijri, Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the Royal Court and the Private Secretary of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and his envoy to this mission.
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