Doha, March 23 (QNA) - HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani has received phone calls from HH Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud; HE Foreign Minister of the sisterly State of Kuwait Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah; HH Minister of Foreign Affairs of the sisterly United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan; and HE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs of the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt, Dr. Badr Abdelatty.
During the calls, Their Highnesses and Excellencies the Ministers conveyed the condolences of their nations on the martyrdom of servicemembers of the Qatar Armed Forces in a helicopter crash accident in Qatari territorial waters due to a technical malfunction while it was undertaking a routine mission.
Their conversations went over the developments in the military escalation in the region and their perilous consequences for regional and international security and stability, as well as avenues for resolving all disputes through peaceful means.
They likewise underscored the criticality of reinforcing coordination and ramping up combined efforts for an immediate halt to any escalatory acts, returning to the dialogue table, and giving the language of rationality and judiciousness overriding priority to contain the crisis so as to ensure global energy security, freedom of navigation, environmental safety, and safeguarding the stability of the region. (QNA)