Biden intends to designate Qatar as 'major non-NATO ally'
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“They reaffirmed their mutual interest in promoting security and prosperity in the Gulf and broader Middle East region, ensuring the stability of global energy supplies, supporting the people of Afghanistan, and strengthening commercial and investment cooperation.” the White House readout said.
“In recognition of the strategic partnership between the United States and Qatar, which has deepened over the past 50 years, the president informed the emir of his intention to designate Qatar as a major non-NATO ally,” the White House said in a statement.
Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Middle East Fellow at Rice University's Baker Institute, believes that Biden’s announcement “is significant as well as symbolic.”
“While the prospect of designating Qatar a major non-NATO ally was raised at the time of the US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue in September 2020, it has arguably increased in relevance in the fifteen months since, as Qatar demonstrated in Afghanistan how it can play a critical role in facilitating and representing US interests across the region,” he said. READ MORE
Biden intends to designate Qatar as 'major non-NATO ally'
Biden intends to designate Qatar as 'major non-NATO ally'
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