Qatar, Saint Lucia, Establish Diplomatic Relations

The State of Qatar and the State of Saint Lucia have formalised diplomatic relations. Qatar's permanent delegate to the UN HE Ambassador Sheikh Meshaal Bin Hamad Al Thani, signed the diplomatic relations formalization accord in a ceremony held at the headquarters of Qatar's Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York, while the permanent delegate of Saint Lucia to the UN Menissa Rambally signed for her country.

On the occasion, the two sides underlined their common desire to strengthen and promote ties of friendship and cooperation in the various political, economic, commercial, scientific, technological and cultural fields beside establishing bilateral relations as per the principles of the UN charter and ob bases of peaceful coexistence, equality, mutual respect of the sovereignty of territorial integrity of each country's and the non-interference in the internal affairs of either country. The two parties also expressed joint confidence that such diplomatic relations and the exchange of ambassadors between them would further contribute to enhancing joint cooperation and stabilize world peac.