Dr. Majid bin Muhammad al-Ansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, affirmed that the frequent visits of Qatari officials to Tehran are due to the State of Qatar’s convergence of views and the submission of proposals between the West and Iran on the nuclear file, noting that there are great challenges facing them. Reaching an agreement, but efforts are continuing, and contacts are continuing with Iranian officials.
During the weekly media briefing organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Al-Ansari expressed his hope that these efforts will yield a positive result in these negotiations, whether on the level of the Iranian nuclear agreement, or regarding other files in which the views of the two parties are brought together.
He highlighted that Qatar has facilitated rapprochement between the West and Iran, hosting indirect negotiations between the two parties, and facilitating European mediation, stressing that this role will continue at the same pace in pursuit of the nuclear agreement, due to its positive impact on the stability of the region and the world, and warning that Doha’s support for these efforts One of the priorities of Qatar’s foreign policy.
Regarding Qatar’s reception of the Rwandan dissident Paul Rusesabagina, Dr. Majid Al-Ansari explained that Qatar made many contacts to bridge the views between the Republic of Rwanda and the United States of America to accept the request for mercy submitted by the Rwandan dissident and his companions to reduce the sentence, and thus release him, and as a result the Rwandan government decided to consider positively in this request, and the exhibitor arrived in Doha, and he is waiting for his move to join his family in the American city of Houston.
The official spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed his gratitude to the Rwandan government and the American side for their cooperation in facilitating reaching this result, pointing out that Qatar is an essential partner for development efforts in Rwanda, and there are positive relations and great trust between the leaderships of the two countries that allowed it to play this role, not to mention its strategic relations with United State. Regarding what is currently being raised about the movement for Syria’s return to the Arab League, Dr. Majid bin Muhammad al-Ansari affirmed that there is still no Arab consensus on the return of the Syrian regime to the Arab League, stressing that the Qatari position is fixed, and there is no normalization with this regime until the reasons that called for it are gone. to interrupt him.
He explained that the State of Qatar deals with this issue as one of the priorities of Arab issues, so the Arab consensus in it is of interest, and until this consensus is available, which comes as a result of positive developments on the Syrian scene. "We do not see it before us, and we believe that there will be no change in the Qatari position. Our position is clear and firm and is not affected by what is going on in the scene unless there are real developments inside Syria in a way that satisfies the aspirations of the Syrian people, or there is an Arab consensus based on these positive developments inside. However, at the present time, there is no reason for optimism about the nearness of normalization with the Syrian regime and its return to the Arab League".
He also affirmed Qatar’s welcome and support for Arab efforts in the framework of finding a solution to the Syrian crisis, stressing that this solution must be based on positive developments and a real response to popular demands, and that there should be no betrayal of the blood shed to achieve these aspirations.
During the weekly media briefing organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Majid Al-Ansari, Adviser to the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reviewed the ministry’s activities during the past week, its efforts to bridge views on a number of regional and international contentious issues, and its positions on many issues raised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Square, as well as its fulfillment of its obligations to support a number of countries, especially Lebanon and the Lebanese army.
