Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation visited Sweden
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On 23–24 May, Qatar’s Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah bint Rashid Al-Khater visited Stockholm at the invitation of State Secretary Diana Janse. The visit also included meetings with Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström and Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell. The purpose of the visit was to discuss cooperation on development assistance, Ukraine’s reconstruction and the war in Gaza.
Like Sweden, Qatar is a major donor of development assistance. Discussions during the visit addressed how Sweden and Qatar can cooperate in the area of development assistance, including to mobilise more humanitarian assistance from international donors.
In addition to dialogue on development assistance policy issues, recent developments in the Middle East, the war in Gaza and the situation in Afghanistan were also discussed.
Qatar provides humanitarian support to Ukraine and recently mediated the return of Ukrainian children that Russia deported during its full-scale invasion. Sweden welcomes these efforts. There is currently a major need for international donors to support Ukraine’s reconstruction, where both Sweden and Qatar can play important roles.
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