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Doha: Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized on Monday, in cooperation with United Nations Human Rights Training and Documentation Centre for South-West Asia and the Arab Region, a four-day regional training program on interaction with international human rights mechanisms, with the participation of a group of diplomats, as well as those concerned with the State of Qatar and the GCC countries, and representatives of the General Secretariat of the Council, at the Diplomatic Club.

The training program aims to enhance the knowledge of diplomats and those concerned with the Arab Gulf states and representatives of the General Secretariat of GCC, of the United Nations human rights mechanisms and international instruments and to enhance the interaction of states with international human rights mechanisms.

HE Director of the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Turki bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud said that the primary goal of the training program is to establish human r
ights in diplomatic work and enhance the capabilities of diplomats and those concerned with interacting with international human rights mechanisms and the UN system.

His Excellency pointed out that the training program includes several basic topics related to international human rights mechanisms, including: concepts, principles, standards and system of the international human rights, international human rights mechanisms, and guidelines for preparing, writing, and submitting reports before international human rights mechanisms, in addition to implementing human rights indicators to measure the implementation of recommendations and progress achieved in the field of human rights. The training program also includes the topic of database of human rights recommendations, national human rights plans, and national plans to implement recommendations issued by international human rights mechanisms, he added.

Source: Qatar News Agency

The cabinet of ministers of the Iranian administration convened an emergency meeting on Monday morning after the official confirmation of the martyrdom of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in a helicopter crash.

The cabinet issued a statement after the meeting, offering condolences on the passing away of the president and his companions in the helicopter crash.

The ministers paid tribute to the late president for his tireless efforts in his post, saying President Raisi devoted his life to the Iranian nation.

The ministers emphasized that they will vigorously keep to the path of President Raisi to serve the country, assuring the Iranian people that there will be no disruption to the administrative affairs.

The tragic accident happened as the president and his entourage were returning from Khoda Afarin region in Iran’s northwestern province of East Azarbaijan after inaugurating a dam at the common border with the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The crash has killed President Rais
i, Foreign Minister Amirabdollahian, Friday prayers leader of Tabriz Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Al-e-Hashem, Governor of East Azarbaijan Malek Rahmati, and members of the president’s security team and the crew.

The wreckage of the helicopter was found by rescue teams in the wee hours of Monday.

According to the Iranian Constitution, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber will be in charge of the cabinet of ministers, at the discretion of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, before the election of a new president.

The Constitution stipulates that a council consisting of the Parliament speaker, the Judiciary chief, and the first vice president should be formed and make arrangements for the election of a new president within 50 days.

Source: National News Agency – Lebanon

HE Prime Minister of Romania, Marcel Ciolacu, met Monday with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Romania, Osama bin Youssef Al Qaradawi.

They discussed cooperation relations between the two countries.

Source: Qatar News Agency

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi met on Monday with HE Private Secretary of the Presidency of Honduras Hector Manuel Zelaya, during His Excellency’s current visit to Honduras.

During the meeting, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Doha: HE Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Faisal bin Abdullah Al Hanzab met Monday with HE US Special Representative for Afghanistan, Thomas West, who is on a visit to the country.

The meeting discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan and the joint international efforts dedicated to achieving security and stability in Afghanistan.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call on Monday, bilateral relations between the two countries, besides regional and international issues.

Erdogan expressed his welcome for the positive trend in the peace talks between Azerbaijan and Armenia and stressed that achieving a “just and lasting peace” in the region would create a “new climate” for Azerbaijan, Armenia, and the region’s countries.

Source: Qatar News Agency