Upon the directives of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani announced a new pledge of the State of Qatar to provide USD 100 million to alleviate the human suffering of by the Syrian people.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani reiterated Qatar's call to all countries in the Middle East to conclude a binding security agreement, specifying the conditions for its success to be "collective and binding; based on agreed principles of security, developed with rules of governance, dispute resolution, and accountability; respectful of sovereignty and equality among its members; a commitment to non-interference in internal affairs."

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met on Wednesday with Qatar-EU Friendship Group, during his current visit to Brussels.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met on Wednesday with HE European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson, during his current visit to Brussels.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met on Wednesday with HE High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, during His Excellency's current visit to Brussels.

HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met separately today with HE President of the European Parliament David Maria Sassoli, HE Chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee David McAllister, HE European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson, and the European Parliament's Delegation for Relations with the Arab Peninsula, during his current visit to Brussels.

The State of Qatar has announced donating USD 5 million as a contribution to the reconstruction of the earthquake-affected areas in the Republic of Albania and to alleviate the serious humanitarian consequences of the damage caused by the earthquake.

The Executive Committee of the Qatari-European Friendship Group held its first meeting to lay down its work program during the coming period of the new European Union legislative session.

HE Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi met on Wednesday with HE EU Commissioner for the Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship Dimitris Avramopoulos in the Belgian capital Brussels.

The first meeting of the Qatari-European Friendship Society was held at the European Parliament, chaired by HE Mr. Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khulaifi, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Belgium and Head of the State's Mission to the European Union and Mr. Cristian-Silviu BUŞOI, President of the elected Assembly and member of the European People's Party at the European Parliament.