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“The fabrications regarding supporting and financing terrorism levelled against the State of
Qatar have failed to convince the international community, especially the major powers and
active countries in this field. Paradoxically, our originally good relations with these countries
are now better than they were before the crisis. The State of Qatar has a well-known and
documented counterterrorism record.”
His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,
Amir of the State of Qatar
Speech at the opening of the United Nations 46th Advisory Council Session, 14 November 2017
On 23 November 2017, the Royal United Services
Institute hosted the Westminster Counterterrorism
Conference, sponsored by the State of Qatar.
In attendance were prominent political and public figures,
including:
• His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman
Al Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
Foreign Affairs
• UK Minister of State for the Middle East, Alistair
Burt
• UK Minister of State for Security, Ben Wallace
• EU Counterterrorism Coordinator, Gilles de
Kerchove
The event was a vital forum for examining the terrorist
threat posed today, and exploring how the international
community is working together in its counterterrorism
efforts.
Speaking at the Westminster Counterterrorism
Conference, UK Minister of State for the Middle East,
Alistair Burt, stated that Qatar is a strong partner for the
UK in the fight against terrorism, adding that London
is “not interested” in the blockading states’ accusations
against Doha amid the ongoing Gulf dispute.