Qatari emir to arrive in Amman Tuesday for regional conference

AMMAN— Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani is expected to arrive in Jordan on Tuesday to participate in the second “Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership”, local media outlets reported. اضافة اعلان

An accompanying Qatari delegation has already arrived in Amman on Monday. The delegation included Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

The conference is being under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah and in coordination with French President Emmanuel Macron and Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani.

The decision for the Kingdom to host the conference was decided in August 2021 in Baghdad.

A number of country leaders and representatives and regional organizations are participating in the conference including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Turkey, and Iran.

The Secretaries General of the GCC will be attending, alongside representatives from the UN, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the EU.

The conference is held to reaffirm support for Iraq, its sovereignty, security, and stability, and to develop cooperation mechanisms with it in a way that enhances security and stability and contributes to the development process in the region.

The conference will be followed by an official visit by French President Macron to the Kingdom.