Qatar FM -ready to host Afghan talks to reach agreement

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that Qatar hosted the talks between the United States and the Taliban to find a peaceful solution, and the talks resulted in an agreement between the two parties.

The State of Qatar also hosted the intra-Afghan talks to find coordination for power-sharing or a peaceful transition to include everyone.

The lesson learnt from the Gulf crisis is that no difference can be resolved without negotiation, he added.

In an interview with the US Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) on the sidelines of the 7th Session of the UN General Assembly, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs said that the GCC countries have wasted a lot of time and great opportunities to work and cooperate during the crisis.

Answering a question about the lesson that the State of Qatar has learnt from the Gulf crisis, HE said that no one has benefited from the Gulf crisis and that "everyone is a loser", stressing that no one won in the Gulf crisis and that the only success was in reconciliation.


HE called for building on this experience and the lessons learnt from the Gulf crisis, and for building a common security system to deter any aggression attempt from outside the region, stressing the importance of building a common ground and a common goal, and building a system that saves the Gulf region from any future crisis.