Emergency and Disaster Management Minister Raed al-Saleh met with Qatari Interior Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in emergency response, search and rescue, and training with the "Lekhwiya" team.
The two ministers discussed during a meeting held today, Thursday, at Tishrin Palace in Damascus, the development of cooperation between Syria and Qatar in the fields of training, capacity building, and improving the efficiency of Syrian cadres, in addition to discussing the file of Syria's candidacy for membership in the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG).
For his part, Minister al-Saleh said in a post on the "X" platform: "I was pleased to meet my brother, His Excellency Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatari Interior Minister and commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), and I extend my deepest thanks and gratitude to the sister state of Qatar for its sincere fraternal positions towards Syria, and the continuous support it provides to enhance the capacities of national institutions, which contributes to serving the Syrian people, supporting recovery and stability efforts, and emergency response and capacity building."
Deputies of the Minister of Emergency and Disaster Management and directors of national centers affiliated with the ministry attended the meeting. Interior Minister Anas al-Khatib had earlier received his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and the accompanying delegation, at Tishrin Palace in Damascus, and discussed with him a number of files and issues of mutual interest, and they discussed ways to enhance security cooperation and coordination between the interior ministries of both countries, in a manner that serves the interests of both countries and peoples, and supports the pillars of security and stability.
Source: Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA)
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