Qatar was a key mediator in ending the 11-day bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Jose Ramon Bauza, Chairman of the Qatar-EU Parliamentary Friendship Group praised Qatar’s mediation role in occupied Palestine and the horn of Africa, adding that the latest efforts in supporting Palestinians shows the state’s will to provide ‘prosperity and a peaceful world’.
“As head of the Friendship Group between the European Union and Qatar, I look forward to continuing to work with Mr. Abdulrahman bin Muhammad Al-Khulaifi, head of the Qatari delegation to the European Union, towards this common goal,” Bauza said in a statement.
Qatar played a pivotal role during the 11-day Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people helping halt Israel’s attacks as well as providing aid to victims in Gaza.
The truce agreement, brokered as a result of efforts by Qatar and Egypt, has been praised by leaders around the world for ending days of brutal violence.
Earlier, the United Nations’ Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland also thanked Doha for its efforts in bringing the situation in occupied Palestine to a much needed calm.
On Sunday, the Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh met with Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, where the two discussed the latest developments in Palestine as well as efforts to rebuild Gaza following the 11-day bombardment of the besieged enclave.
Haniyeh thanked Sheikh Tamim for Doha’s substantial diplomatic efforts that played a role in reaching the truce after days of brutal violence that killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians including more than 60 children.
The Qatari amir extended his continued support to Palestinians and stressed the importance of Palestinian unity to obtain legitimate national rights, among which is the establishment of an independent state.
On Saturday the Amir pledged to help stop Israeli attacks against Palestinians and the Al-Aqsa mosque during a phone call with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Doha’s state news agency [QNA]