Amir receives Foreign Ministers of GCC

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received on Tuesday at his office in Lusail Palace Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Fore...

Doha, Qatar: The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received on Tuesday at his office in Lusail Palace Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Foreign Ministers of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states, on the occasion of their visit to the country to attend the 49th extraordinary meeting of the GCC Ministerial Council.

At the outset of the meeting, His Highness the Amir expressed his sincere appreciation and gratitude to his fellow GCC leaders for their solidarity and firm support for the State of Qatar, and for their strong condemnation of the Iranian missile attack on  Al-Udeid Air Base, which considered as a blatant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty and airspace, as well as a breach of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.

For their part, the GCC foreign ministers reaffirmed their countries’ full solidarity with the State of Qatar, stressing that the attack constitutes a flagrant violation of Qatari sovereignty and a direct threat to the security of all GCC member states. 

They reiterated that the security of the Gulf is indivisible and affirmed that the Council stands united with Qatar in the face of any threats to its security and territorial integrity.