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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said the unjust siege carried much good and has been an opportunity to rediscover the potential of the Qatari community which is full of faith, determination, will, ideas and ambition.
'It is a new start towards hard work and productions to ensure needs, build wider economic and trade relations and to continue the implementation of the developmental plans and Qatar's future projects, he said in a statement on the occasion of Qatar National Day.
The Deputy Prime Minister said celebrating National Day is a unique event, which reflects the keenness of the people of Qatar to commemorate the Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Mohammed bin Thani, who made Qatar a unified, strong and independent entity.
'On this glorious occasion, sense of pride is embodied in the generosity of the forefathers, and it paints bright images of identity, unity, cohesion and loyalty to the nation and wise leadership, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister said the siege's human rights violations are what is worrisome, where there are 26,000 registered violations, which is very dangerous.
He confirmed that if Qatar overlooks the crisis, it will not overlook the violations against the Qatari people and it is important that settling the crisis must guarantee to never return to this method of retaliation in dealing with citizens when there is a political dispute between governments.
The Deputy Prime Minister said this year's celebration will be different than any other year as it comes under the imposed siege that took place months ago, hence the celebration hold new and deep messages to the siege countries about the strength of Qatar.
He said this year's slogan of ‘Promise of Prosperity and Glory' is perfectly consistent with the feelings of the people of Qatar at this sensitive time, where they are filled with feelings of pride and are looking forward to prosperity despite the tough and illegal procedures taken by the siege countries.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani confirmed that the State of Qatar, to everyone's testimony succeeded at unprecedentedly managing the Gulf crisis with wisdom and great respect to itself.
He said the complementary political, economic, media and population role has succeeded at thwarting all the scheming, breaking the siege and promoting leadership and the independence of the State of Qatar, to the extent that the residents do not feel the effects of the siege on their daily lives.
His Excellency added that what is saddening is that the crisis has resulted in shaking the confidence in the GCC, however despite that Qatar sees the importance of maintaining its collective security system, and to work on finding a formula that ensures the preservation of the states' sovereignty.
He expressed his belief that all these matters are very important to maintain the system, which is the first shield of the GCC countries against all external risks, especially in light of the continuous regional tensions.
HE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister added that the State of Qatar has succeeded at delivering its integrated vision in solving the crisis to the world through different communication channels. 'Qatar once again confirms its readiness for a transparent comprehensive dialogue based on mutual respect for the sovereignty and common obligations, His Excellency added.
His Excellency highlighted that the siege revealed the harmony, cohesion and solidarity between the people and leadership in facing the imposed challenges and the great efforts exerted to break the will and impose guardianship.
Regarding the most important and prominent achievements made by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the past year, especially under the unjust siege, he said the Ministry is keen to reflect the directives of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani by providing updated services to the Qatari citizens, internally and externally.
The Deputy Prime Minister highlighted that Qatar continues to deliver humanitarian aids to more than 100 countries, confirming that the highest aids go to the Middle East and Africa.
He said Qatar is especially aiding in development, education and infrastructure fields, and it has offered aids worth USD 4.5 billion to more than 100 countries during five years. Today, Qatar ranks third in the main donors list of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), His Excellency added.
The Deputy Prime Minister referred to the words of HH the Emir at the 46th ordinary session of the Advisory Council which stated that the accusations against the State of Qatar on supporting and financing terrorism, did not deceive the international community, especially that the large and effective countries in this field have become on good terms with Qatar, compared to its relations with them before the siege.
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