Cabinet lauds results of 6th GECF Summit – The Peninsula

Cabinet lauds results of 6th GECF Summit – The Peninsula

Doha: Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani chaired the Cabinet’s regular meeting held at its seat at the Amiri Diwan yesterday.

Following the meeting, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Sulaiti issued the following statement:

At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet praised the results of the 6th Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), which was held Tuesday in Doha under the patronage of the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and with the participation of a number of Their Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, delegations of friendly countries, senior officials and experts in the field of energy.

The Cabinet valued the speech of H H the Amir at the summit opening, in which he stressed the strengthening of Qatar’s role in the natural gas industry, and its continued role in supporting efforts to protect the interests of gas exporters and preserve the interests of consumers, as well as underscoring the importance of GECF’s role and member states’ efforts to provide reliable natural gas supplies to global markets, maintain market stability, and contribute to supporting economic development, social progress and