Strong strategic partnership – The Peninsula

Strong strategic partnership – The Peninsula

Today Qatar and the United States are celebrating 50th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations. The relations of the two friendly countries have grown to the level of strategic partnership in the last five decades and they are strengthening further with the passage of time.

These bilateral ties are deep, strategic, time-tested and cover almost all areas from culture to defence cooperation. In recent years, Qatar and the US have developed a strong alliance that is working to establish peace and stability in the region and beyond through countering various challenges.

Recently the US designated Qatar as a major non-NATO ally which reflects the depth and strength of ties between the countries.

Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the United States H E Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad Al Thani has said that the State of Qatar’s obtaining the designation of a major non-NATO ally of the US is a very important event.

He said that relations between Qatar and the United States have reached an advanced and unprecedented stage of development, in addition to the existing military and security cooperation between the two countries and the presence of Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, which plays a pivotal role in the