Doha has hosted the fourth annual meeting of chemical industry representatives and national authorities of states parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) from Oct. 17 to 19. "This annual event strengthens the collaboration between the National Authorities of States Parties to the CWC and chemical industry as an important stakeholder at the national level," the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said in a statement.

HE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said that 90% of Qatar's exports head to Asia, stressing the importance of the Asian market to the State of Qatar. In an interview with the American TV Channel "CNBC", HE the Foreign Minister said that ASEAN countries are 50% of Qatar's market, so there is a continuous dialogue with the Asian countries which with Qatar is hoping to improve and develop the relationship and use the potentials in this relationship.

The State of Qatar stressed the importance of making further efforts to create a favourable environment for encouraging science, innovation and dissemination of technologies, and for promoting access to all Information and Communications Technology's (ICT) services for the benefit of all sectors of society, especially women, youth and children. This came in the State of Qatar's statement delivered by the Third Secretary of the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Ahmed Seif Al Kuwari before the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly on item 16: "Information and Communications Technologies for Development".

The State of Qatar stressed the importance of strengthening coordinated regional and international cooperation and increasing investment in capacity-building in order to address all concerns related to combating crime, drugs and corruption. Addressing the Third Committee of the UN General Assembly on Item (107) on "Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice", and Item (108) on "International Drug Control", member of the delegation of the State of Qatar participating in the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly Abdul Hadi Said Al Mansouri said that efforts to combat crime, the scourge of drugs and corruption face major challenges that overshadow the implementation of the goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan at the national, regional and international levels.

The State of Qatar has stressed that advancing the goals and objectives of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development requires cooperation between all States and abstention from any actions that might harm Member States or influence solidarity among them. This came in statement on Sustainable Development delivered by Ahmad Saif Al Kuwari, Third Secretary of the Permanent Delegation of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York, before the General Debate of the Second Committee (Economic and Financial Committee) of the UN General Assembly.

The State of Qatar welcomes thePalestiniannational reconciliation government to assume its responsibilities in the Gaza Strip, said an official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The source said that the State of Qatar expressed hope that this important step would lead to a new stage of unity and social harmony of the brotherly Palestinian people and the formation of the desired national government representing all the Palestinian parties.

The State of Qatar has stressed that levelling charge of terrorism solely because of political differences or tarnishing the image of States to try to isolate them and to impose guardianship on their sovereign decision is contrary to the United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy. This came in Qatar's statement delivered by HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al-Thani, a member of Qatar Delegation to the United Nations, before the Sixth Committee (Legal Affairs Committee) on "Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism", within the framework of the 72th Session of the UN General Assembly.

The State of Qatar has reiterated its commitment to working together with United Nations agencies, partners and institutions to address the challenges of education in emergencies, economic uncertainty caused by conflicts, mass migration, increasing inequality, rapid technological development and other factors. This came in an inaugural speech delivered by HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi at the high-level working breakfast organized by the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on "Partnership and Means of Cooperation between Governments, Multilateral Assistance Organizations, United Nations agencies and civil society organizations in education ", which was held on the sidelines of the

The State of Qatar has reaffirmed the importance of full implementation of the sustainable development goals as a main and strategic complementary tool to prevent and combat violent extremism, highlighting that this would address several social and economic reasons for violent extremism. HE Dr. Mutlaq bin Majid Al Qahtani, the foreign minister's special envoy for combating terrorism and mediation in conflict resolution, made the remarks before a seminar organized by the State of Qatar's permanent mission to the United Nations in association with the Center on International Cooperation (CIC), a think tank based at New York University, and Silatech organization on the sidelines of the 72nd U.N. General Assembly under the theme of combating and tackling violent extremism, and the sustainable development goals

The State of Qatar has praised the peaceful transition of power in Somalia after the presidential elections held in February 2017, expressing hope that such a transition would be a forward step towards stabilizing Somalia, providing security, sustainable development and achieving national reconciliation in addition to tackling the many challenges and difficulties it faces, foremost of which are terrorism, difficult economic conditions and drought.