DOHA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s discussion with two prominent Qatar government leaders was rooted primarily on the Palestine-Israel conflict and touched on the current development in Gaza.
Anwar, in a statement via X on Monday (May 13), said both countries agreed that everyone needs to play a significant role in trying to find a solution to end the suffering of the Palestinian people.
"In this matter, countries with the same mindset and objective must work together to achieve the desired result,” said Anwar.
Yesterday, Malaysia and Qatar stressed the importance of ending the conflict between Hamas and Israel permanently and stressed the importance of ongoing ceasefire negotiations to end the violence in Palestine.
The conflict between Palestine and the Zionist regime, which has entered the seventh month since the first attack on Oct 7, last year, has continued to escalate.
There have been calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces have killed more than 35,000 Palestinians in the besieged territory of Rafah.
Earlier, during his maiden visit to the country, the Prime Minister was felicitated at an official reception and lunch at the Amiri Diwan, Qatar’s government hall.
The Prime Minister spent about 30 minutes with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, which was followed by a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
"The meeting at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim was aimed at continuing efforts and strengthening diplomatic ties and links that have already reached 50 years.
"Also discussed was bilateral cooperation and facilitating investment and higher education, which was further discussed in a meeting with Sheikh Mohammed, Qatar’s Foreign Minister,” said Anwar.
The Malaysian delegation was then treated to a national banquet hosted by Sheikh Mohammed. – Bernama
