Qatar Aims to Play a Positive Role in Maintaining Regional Peace

 Qatar's Ambassador to the United States has underlined the principles of the foreign policy of the State of Qatar, stressing that Qatar, as a state of active foreign policy, aims to play a positive role in building peace and maintaining regional stability. 
Addressing a group of American and foreign students at the International Student House of Washington DC, which cares for enhancing cultural exchange and international relations, HE Al- Kuwari said that the Middle East is at a crossroads as security and peace in it are affected, referring to the destruction affecting a number of regional countries that suffers from sectarian splits, wars and terrorism.
HE Al-Kuwari said in order to face the increasing challenges new forms of authority from outside the traditional and military power that are more innovative should be adopted. 
He said states policies, in general, are based on joining big alliances and investing their national wealth and resources to ensure a greater independence of their foreign policies and influence, explaining that these two examples of policies compliment the strategy of Qatar foreign policy. 
HE the Ambassador noted that the State of Qatar is participating in a regional alliance (the Gulf Cooperation Council) and the international Alliance and in the meantime adopts an independent foreign policy with a dynamic diplomacy encouraging political movement in the state and the region. 
He also referred to the role of the State of Qatar as a reliable peace mediator in the region, stressing that the Qatari mediations in regional conflicts were fair and impartial and that they won the confidence of all government and non-government parties. He said the State of Qatar managed to release Arab and foreign hostages in the region including international peacekeepers and US journalists. 
On relations with Iran, Ambassador Al-Kuwari said Qatar maintains good relations with Tehran and always call for a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the Iranian nuclear conflict, referring in this respect to Doha last year's call for a dialogue with Iran for ending differences through focusing on joint interests.
Al-Kuwari stressed that the State of Qatar managed to build a unique foreign policy not based on historical relations and not governed by big events or military operations but small and gradual steps and painful in some cases towards change and progress. 
This is what we endeavoured for in Syria since the bigining of the conflict through calling on the Syrian regime to open doors gradually for political and civilian reforms, Al-Kuwari said adding in exchange we have been keen on providing humanitarian assistance to alleviate the suffering of the Syrian people. He said such efforts succeeded in establishing health programmes and educational initiatives to help the Syrian people. 
On the situation in Yemen, HE Al-Kuwari confirmed Qatar's effort to bring an peaceful settlement to the conflict and pave the way for a joint international effort to re-build the country.(QNA)as well as matters of common concern.

Source : QNA