Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s address to the World Economic Forum (WEF) yesterday in Davos, Switzerland, once again highlights the country’s commitment to peace, fairness, global harmony and economic growth as well as promoting the Palestine conversation.
The Amir noted that solving dispute through aggression is on the rise, and it has reached one of its worst peaks in the war here in Europe. “We are in touch with all parties concerned in the Ukrainian crisis, and I am ready to contribute to every international and regional effort to find an immediate, peaceful solution to the conflict between the Russian Federation and Ukraine.”
He called on the world that despite the laser-focus to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis, “I hope we can equally give as much attention and effort to resolving all those forgotten or ignored conflicts. They all deserve peace, security and dignity.”
The Amir highlighted the Palestine issue which he called “an open wound” since the establishment of the United Nations. He mentioned the case of Shireen Abu Akleh, the veteran Palestinian-American Al Jazeera correspondent who was killed by Israeli forces earlier this month in the occupied West Bank, calling her death just as ‘horrific’ as the seven journalists killed in Ukraine and the 18 killed since 2000 in Palestine.
On the World Cup in Qatar and the unjust criticisms, H H the Amir said Qatar like several countries that have hosted the World Cup “is not perfect, constantly trying to improve, and full of hope for a brighter future.”
He stressed that Qatar is proud of the development, reform and progress made, and are grateful for the spotlight that the World Cup provided, “which inspired us to make these changes at lightening-speed.”
Amir said the Middle East has suffered from discrimination for decades, and that such discrimination is largely based on people not knowing “us, and in some cases, refusing to get to know us.”
The Amir highlighted Qatar’s commitment to the environment and the sustainability strategy. He said Qatar has placed sustainability, front and center, and focus its resources to develop emission-reduction technologies, and cleaner energy. According to the Amir, Qatar intends to play an active role in encouraging regional and international policy-development surrounding both energy and the environment.
He noted the importance of collaboration in this regards saying “At this critical moment in time, we must wisely balance the need to take care of the environment, and simultaneously, provide energy security for the world.”
