Al Attiyah Hopes that UN AOC Forum Comes Out with Satisfactory Outcomes

Doha, December 12 (QNA) - HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah, who is also head of Qatar Committee for Alliance of Civilizations, has expressed his hope that the ongoing 4th Alliance of Civilization Forum would come out with outcomes that can satisfy 'group of friends' and serve its overall objectives. Al Attiyah said in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA) on the sidelines of the Forum that the discussions and meetings held so far pave the way for the drafting of a final communique' to promote dialogue in line with the overall objective of the forum which chose "intercultural dialogue boosts development" as its theme. He stressed that the success of the conference in promoting the role of culture in support of development represents the sublime goal of the forum which has a set of principles the most important of which is mutual understanding, stability and peace. HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs stressed the special importance attached to this forum as it coincides with political, social, economic and cultural developments and challenges being witnessed around the world. The State of Qatar, he said, has succeeded in converging many of the groups residing on its territory in spite of the diversity of their religions, languages, ethnic backgrounds. This demonstrates that Qatar has adopted a policy of openness to others and rejection of hatred, Al Attiyah added, pointing out that Qatar has also given the issue of migration a great deal of importance to achieve convergence with other countries in various fields. (QNA)