Qatar affirms importance of international coordination in facing terrorism

New York: The State of Qatar participated in the 14th Ministerial Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) at the roundtable on addressing...

New York: The State of Qatar participated in the 14th Ministerial Meeting of the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF) at the roundtable on addressing key challenges in counterterrorism in Africa" held on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Qatar's delegation was led by the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, HE Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi.

In his address to the meeting, HE Dr. Al Khulaifi emphasized that the State of Qatar values the forum's added contribution in promoting a long-term strategic approach to addressing the challenges posed by terrorism and violent extremism. He praised the forums progress over the past years, particularly in developing framework documents for good practices and guidelines in several key areas to enhance national capacities, strategies, and plans.

His Excellency also welcomed the plans of the forums five working groups for the next two years and praised the efforts made through initiatives by forum members in emerging areas of concern. Additionally, he highlighted the State of Qatars role as a founding country and participant in managing the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF), to which the State of Qatar has made significant financial contributions.