Qatar-US ties a model of strategic partnership: FM – The Peninsula

Qatar-US ties a model of strategic partnership: FM – The Peninsula

Doha: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has stressed the significant relationship between Qatar and the United States as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations.

US Secretary of State H E Antony Blinken, in a video message on the occasion, hailed strength of Qatar-US relations saying, “Over the past 50 years, the relationship between our countries has made lives of Qataris and Americans — and so many others — safer, more secure, more prosperous. I have no doubt that the relationship will only grow stronger in the years ahead.”

In a video message posted on Twitter by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said both countries have set a model for close ‘strategic cooperation’ in all areas.

“I am pleased to address you today on the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the State of Qatar and the United States of America. It is a special occasion for the two friendly countries as it has set a model for close strategic cooperation in all areas as well as an opportunity for future foresight, at which we look with great optimism.