General Manager of the Cultural Village Foundation and head of Global Public Diplomatic Network, Prof Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti (left), inaugurating the electronic portal of Katara Public Diplomacy Centre.
Doha: General Manager of the Cultural Village Foundation Katara, and head of the Global Public Diplomatic Network, Prof. Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti inaugurated yesterday the electronic portal of the Katara Public Diplomacy Centre (KPDC).
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Eng. Darwish Ahmed Al Shaibani, Secretary-General of the Global Public Diplomatic Network, and managers of departments at the Cultural Village Foundation, Katara.
On this occasion, Al Sulaiti expressed his happiness over the inauguration of the website of the KPDC, noting that it aims to enable communication between all groups of Qatari society as well as building strong bridges with other people, stressing that Katara was keen to launch it shortly after the establishment of the KPDC, in consideration to the role that the centre will play in raising awareness of the importance of popular friendship through public diplomacy, and strengthening links and international relations.
He added that the website will improve the great efforts that the KPDC will make in cultural diplomacy by introducing the creative initiatives launched by Katara and will provide a platform of friendships and understanding, and communication between countries and a gateway for cooperation and cultural and knowledge exchange, leading to the adoption of cultural projects that promote common interests in peaceful ways, cementing Katara’s position as a hub for world cultures and an oasis for cultural communication nations.
For his part, Eng. Darwish Ahmed Al Shaibani, Secretary-General of the GPDNet and the CEO of the KPDC, said that the website of the KPDC will contribute to the definition of public diplomacy pursued by the State of Qatar by spreading culture and awareness of the importance of public diplomatic relations in Qatar and abroad, explaining that the site was established under the supervision of a team of technicians at Katara and during a record period of time, the team established a data and information bank for public diplomacy and designed the site in a way that meets current and future needs.
He added that the establishment of a website for the KPDC aims to enable the Qatari citizens and residents to communicate and build bridges of partnership between the Katara Centre and the departments concerned with public diplomacy in the State of Qatar, pointing out that the website is available to all state institutions that wish to go beyond the borders of Qatar, introducing its mission, vision, programmes and activities to reach the main objective of promoting Qatari public diplomacy locally and internationally.
The Katara Centre for Public Diplomacy was established in December last year within the framework of Katara’s presidency of the Global Public Diplomacy Network.
