QNA
Doha: Minister of Culture and Sports H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali affirmed that celebrating the country’s National Day comes to renew our deep connection with the homeland and draw the lessons and values of the founding fathers, led by the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani.
In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the occasion of Qatar National Day, Al Ali said that the National Day’s slogan this year, “We praise you, the Lord of the Throne,” expresses our adherence to the values of the ancestors, as Qataris have fought through several challenges and faced difficulties since Damsa Battle and other battles of Al Hazm, Khannur, and Al Wajbah, until the COVID-19 pandemic and other challenges.
H E Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali
This national occasion is an opportunity to promote the original values on which the Qataris were raised and believed in, he said, adding that thanks to these values, they succeeded in achieving progress for our country and our society. With determination and work, they proved their worthiness.
On this occasion, Al Ali congratulated the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
The minister referred to the words of the founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani which express the conscience and thought of every Qatari in facing challenges, noting the leadership’s wise vision in dealing with various crises.
On the most important efforts made by the Ministry of Culture and Sports to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, Al Ali said that Qatar did so good in confronting the pandemic thanks to the efforts of the health sector and all state entities in the private and public sector and thanks to the awareness of its people and their concern for the safety of society.
The ministry has worked to meet the crisis’s challenges by providing its internal and external administrative services completely electronically, as it did before the pandemic, he said, adding that the ministry has also increased the frequency of cultural, youth, and sports events and initiatives.
He noted the increase in community interaction and participation by the people, especially young people, for whom the ministry was keen to enhance the culture of volunteering through specially-prepared programmes to serve society, especially the elderly, workers and people with special needs, and those in the front ranks in the health sector.
The minister affirmed that Qatar is proceeding resolutely towards achieving its goals in all fields, internally and externally, thanks to the vision of its wise leadership.
The Qatari community made achievements in development, construction, and renaissance projects in various fields, pointing out that the most important achievement is building self-capabilities within the Qatari community, such as self-reliance and finding alternatives to achieve self-sufficiency. This was translated by all the achievements in economic fields, he added.
Sports achievements at the level of building and preparing modern stadiums show the extent of Qatar’s success in this aspect. Al Ali said this success would go beyond the technical dimension, referring to Qatar World Cup 2022 as an opportunity to demonstrate the Qatari values of belief in cultural diversity and rapprochement between peoples.
