Wang Yi Meets with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, the two sides exchange views on the regional situation and other issues

On September 8, Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister, held talks in Beijing with Mohammed, the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar. Wang Yi conveyed President Xi Jinping’s greetings to the Qatari side, and said that in recent years, ChinaQatar relations have continued to advance in areas such as political mutual trust, economic and trade cooperation, and peopletopeople exchanges, and that the bilateral strategic partnership has maintained a sound momentum of development. Wang Yi said that the Chinese side supports Qatar in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence, security, and stability, and is willing to continue deepening and solidifying cooperation in traditional energy and new energy, investment, hightech, and peopletopeople exchanges. He also said that the Chinese side appreciates Qatar’s mediation efforts on regional hotspot issues and is willing to continue communication and coordination with the Qatari side on international and regional affairs. Mohammed said that QatarChina relations are built on the basis of mutual respect and mutual benefit and winwin cooperation. The Qatari side attaches great importance to cooperation with the Chinese side, is willing to ensure energy supply to China, and strengthen coordination within multilateral frameworks such as the United Nations, jointly safeguarding multilateralism and regional peace and stability. The two sides also exchanged indepth views on the situation in the Middle East and the Gulf region, both stressing that ceasefires and an end to the fighting should be promoted through dialogue and negotiation, and stability restored.