Press release

PM meeting with the Amir of Qatar: 20 October 2023

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, this morning in Riyadh.

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皇冠体育app Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with the Amir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met the Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, this morning in Riyadh.聽

皇冠体育app leaders agreed that the loss of civilian life following Hamas鈥� attacks was shocking and tragic. 皇冠体育appy underlined the imperative of avoiding any escalation in the violence across the region and agreed that leaders had a responsibility to do everything聽possible to prevent it.聽

皇冠体育app Prime Minister thanked Qatar for their efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by Hamas two weeks ago, including British nationals. He said that the UK Government would use all the tools at our disposal to support these efforts and end the聽torment of the victims and their families. 皇冠体育app leaders agreed to stay in close contact to continue these efforts.聽

皇冠体育app Prime Minister and the Amir welcomed progress on opening up humanitarian access to Gaza. 皇冠体育appy agreed on the urgent need to get food, water and medicine to civilians who are suffering.聽

皇冠体育app leaders looked forward to meeting again soon to deepen the bilateral relationship between our countries.

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Published 20 October 2023