Minister of State for International Cooperation Meets Executive Director of World Food Programme

HE Minister of State for International Cooperation Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater met Tuesday with HE Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain, who is currently visiting the State. The meeting dealt with ways of cooperation between the State of Qatar and the World Food Programme (WFP) in the humanitarian and development fields, besides the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories. It stressed the importance of reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Strip, and means to overcome the obstacles placed by the Israeli occupation forces to ensure the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The meeting also dealt with the latest developments in Sudan and Yemen. During the meeting, HE Minister of State for International Cooperation expressed Qatar's appreciation for the important role of the World Food Programme in the Gaza Strip and Sudan, and strongly condemned the targeting of humanitarian workers and the harassment they are subjected to in conflict zones. For her part, the Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) expressed her appreciation for the State of Qatar's mediation efforts aimed at ending the war on the Strip and ensuring the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza without obstacles Source: Qatar News Agency