Doha, January 18 (QNA) - HE Minister of Interior, Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), and Chairman of the Security Committee, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, met on Sunday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada, Anita Anand, and the accompanying delegation.

The meeting discussed several topics of mutual interest, in addition to aspects of cooperation in security fields and ways of supporting and advancing them.

Following the meeting, a letter of intent (LOI) was signed between the Security Committee of the State of Qatar and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to support the exchange of experiences and best practices and the partaking of Qatari security staff in the playing fields.

This comes as part of the ongoing preparations for the participation of Qatari forces in securing the FIFA World Cup 2026 held in the United States of America, Canada and Mexico.

The LOI was signed on the Qatari side by HE Minister of Interior, Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), and Chairman of the Security Committee, while the Canadian side by signed by HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada. (QNA)