Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations: Cultural diplomacy is an effective tool in serving national interests

Her Excellency Sheikha Alia bint Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations, participated in the second edition of the Forum "Libraries are at the fore", which was held in Doha. In a speech during the forum, Her Excellency thanked HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Qatar National Library, for her kind invitation to deliver a speech highlighting the role and impact of the cultural institutions, initiatives and efforts of the State of Qatar on cultural diplomacy in the United States of America. Her Excellency expressed her pleasure at the launch of the second edition of the distinguished and prestigious forum of the Qatar National Library, and also praised the pioneering humanitarian role played by the library in the field of developing and disseminating knowledge, as a high-ranking research institution that preserves the national heritage of the State of Qatar and the region. Her Excellency stated that she categorically believes in the role of cultural diplomacy as an effective and main tool of soft power influencing the service of the vital national interests of states, and making their influential position in the international arena, adding that cultural diplomacy works to accumulate soft power whose impact and effectiveness can be more and deeper. Often hard power. She added that cultural diplomacy plays a fundamental role in strengthening the strength of states and their international position. In addition to the role played by development, educational and media institutions, as tools of soft and influential power in the national context of the State of Qatar, cultural institutions and initiatives in the State of Qatar play a vital and inspiring role. With regard to the Qatar Museums Authority, Her Excellency stated that the State of Qatar possesses the most prominent and ancient works and international art collections, which placed it in the ranks of major international museums. In this context, Her Excellency referred to the partnership between Qatar Museums and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, in the year 2022, which included Hall of the Islamic World, which he called "Qatar Hall" At the Metropolitan Museum in the heart of New York – where it expresses the symbolic and strategic dimension of this initiative in the context of cultural diplomacy, and in the map of the soft power of the State of Qatar in the United States and the world, which undoubtedly establishes the values ​​and dimensions of originality and modernity at the same time. She noted the other creative projects and initiatives of Qatar Museums in the field of cultural diplomacy, such as the initiative to organize cultural years, which included several countries, including: Japan, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Turkey, China, Germany, Russia, India, France and the United States of America. Her Excellency also referred to the great role of the General Foundation for the Cultural Village (Katara) and the smart strategic partnerships with international cultural institutions, and the membership of the State of Qatar in the largest of these institutions, adding that the international conferences and forums hosted by the State of Qatar annually play a role in building bridges of human and civilized communication, and in Accumulating the soft power of the State of Qatar, and creating a positive, attractive and dazzling image based on tradition and modernity, such as the Doha Forum held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the World Innovation Summit for Education" Wise" and the World Innovation Summit for Health "Wish" Organized by Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. Her Excellency the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations said that the State of Qatar believes in complementarity and harmony between well-known traditional diplomacy and cultural diplomacy as paths and effective tools in the industry and the accumulation of soft power for the State of Qatar. Therefore, the State of Qatar continues to work on opening up opportunities to build partnerships between Qatari institutions and institutions. Al Rusaifa International in this context. She pointed out that the State of Qatar’s hosting of the FIFA,Football,Soccer,Football,Soccer World Cup Qatar 2022 was the largest example of integration and harmony between well-known traditional diplomacy, cultural and sports diplomacy, and the State of Qatar succeeded in hosting the most successful World Cup in the history of football, as it is the first in the Arab region and the Middle East. Her Excellency called for further strengthening and consolidation of the cultural diplomacy of the State of Qatar, in addition to coordination and synergy between the institutions and initiatives of cultural diplomacy on the one hand, and official diplomacy on the other, in order to enhance and accumulate the soft power of the State of Qatar, and achieve its vital and strategic national goals and objectives in the global space.