HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met HM King Felipe VI of Spain at the Royal Palace in Seville on Sunday, on the sidelines of a dinner banquette held in honor of heads of states and governments participating in the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), organized by the United Nations.

The banquet was attended by United Nations’ Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

At the outset of the meeting, King Felipe welcomed HH the Amir, expressing his gratitude for accepting the invitation. His Majesty affirmed that this reflects the great interest Qatar places in supporting development, pointing in this regard to the Fourth World Summit for Social Development, which Qatar will host in 2025.

Sheikh Tamim voiced his aspiration to strengthen relations in light of the agreements and memoranda of cooperation signed between the two countries, and the importance of supporting joint bilateral investments through small and medium-sized enterprises.

King Felipe reiterated his country’s solidarity with Qatar and its strong condemnation of the Iranian attack on Al Udeid Air Base, praising HH the Amir’s role in facilitating a ceasefire agreement between Iran and Israel.

For his part, HH the Amir stressed Qatar’s keenness to consolidate relations between the two countries and push them toward a more advanced level across all areas of existing cooperation, particularly in the cultural, educational, and security fields, in a manner that serves the common interests of the two friendly countries.

The meeting addressed the main topics on the conference agenda, particularly ways to activate international cooperation to support and finance development. The meeting also discussed ways to strengthen the close bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as the latest regional and international developments of common interest.

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