Qatar, Canada host G7 MENA Directors and Arab-International Quintet Committee meetings
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The State of Qatar, in partnership with Canada, hosted the meetings of the G7 Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Directors and the Arab-International Quintet Committee, which convened in Doha on Wednesday, as part of the preparatory track for the upcoming G7 Summit, scheduled for mid-June in Canada.
Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, headed the Qatari delegation, while the Canadian side was led by Alexandre Leveque, Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Europe, the Arctic, and the Middle East at Global Affairs Canada.
Deliberations throughout the meetings tackled the key issues of concern to the Middle East region.
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