Qatar participates in meeting on sidelines of WPFC 2020
10 Dec 2020 - 8:51
QNA
Doha: The State of Qatar took part in the High-Level Ministerial Meeting held on the sidelines of the World Press Freedom Conference (WPFC 2020) which is hosted by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in cooperation with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco).
The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H E Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi. In a recorded speech to the meeting, the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs reiterated the commitment of the State of Qatar to promoting and protecting the right to the freedom of expression, and to ensuring a safe environment for free, independent and pluralistic media, as well as the safety of journalists, and the accountability for crimes as agreed upon in various United Nations resolutions and the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, especially Article 16.