Qatar Affirms Mediation, Diplomacy Only Way To Resolve Disputes

New York: The State of Qatar participated in the emergency ministerial meeting of the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on the sidelines of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Minister of State for International Cooperation H E Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad represented the State of Qatar at the meeting.

In Qatar's statement to the meeting, Her Excellency affirmed Qatar's adherence to the Islamic Group's statement.

She said that experience has confirmed that mediation and diplomacy are the only way to resolve disputes, noting that the joint efforts made by the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the United States to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip were widely appreciated and the Security Council recognized their importance in its Resolution 2735 (2024).

However, these efforts suffered a treacherous blow when an Israeli airstrike targeted a residential area in Doha on September 9, resulting in civilian casualties, including the martyr Bader Al Dosari, 22, and the injury of 18 others, she added.

She stressed that the Israeli attack on a mediating state is not only a flagrant violation of its sovereignty, international humanitarian law, and the UN Charter, but also a direct assault on the principle of mediation itself and an undermining of dialogue as an option for resolving conflicts.

She said that protecting mediators and negotiators is not just a political issue, but rather a fundamental pillar of maintaining international peace and security.

She noted that international solidarity with the State of Qatar was evident, both through the Security Council statement issued on September 11 and at the Arab-Islamic summit held in Doha, all of which emphasized that this Israeli attack poses a serious threat to regional security and undermines prospects for peace and calm efforts.

She noted that this month, particularly during the High-Level Week, witnessed the crystallization of an unprecedented international consensus in support of a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian issue and the two-state solution based on international law and international legitimacy resolutions.

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