Qatar enjoys global reputation as a neutral and reliable mediator. This reflects a deep-rooted constitutional commitment to resolving international disputes and conflicts peacefully. Article 7 of Qatar’s Constitution stipulates mediation as a key foreign policy priority.
Since 2004, Qatari mediation has been aimed at brokering ceasefires, restoring diplomatic relations, releasing hostages, facilitating exchange of prisoners, initiating national dialogue processes, helping end border disputes and bringing about peace agreements at the regional and global levels.
Qatar’s success in brokering ceasefires in Gaza has further enhanced its reputation as a mediator. Despite the challenges and complexities, Qatari mediation has brought about resolutions to many crises and conflicts in the Arab region and beyond.
The world has witnessed significant increase in Qatar’s mediation efforts, which have taken various forms, including reaching ceasefire agreements, restoring diplomatic relations, exchanging prisoners, supporting national dialogues, settling border disputes, and finally signing comprehensive and sustainable peace agreements.
Notable achievements include brokering a truce in Yemen (2008-2010), hosting of the Lebanese National Dialogue, facilitating the Darfur negotiations and signing of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, hosting the talks between the United States and the Afghan Taliban which culminated in a peace agreement, mediating negotiations between Chadian factions that resulted in the signing of the Doha Peace Agreement and the inclusion of armed political movements in the Chadian sovereign inclusive national dialogue, and aiding Somalia and Kenya in resuming diplomatic relations.
In the same context, the Doha Framework for the Peace Agreement between the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance (M23 Movement) was signed in Doha on Saturday. The agreement marks a new and important milestone in the ongoing peace process facilitated by Qatar.
The new pact has been developed on the momentum of the Doha Declaration of Principles signed on July 19 in Doha. The framework reaffirms the parties’ shared commitment to addressing the root causes of the conflict through structured dialogue, confidence-building measures, and a phased approach to de-escalation and stabilisation.
