Al-Thani noted that ”the conference is being held while our brothers in Turkey and Syria are still suffering from the impacts of the massive earthquake disaster that struck them and affected millions of people.”

“I confirm on behalf of all of us our solidarity with our brothers in Turkey and Syria, I urge everyone to support Turkey’s efforts to surpass the effects of this disaster. I stress the necessity of giving a helping hand without hesitation to the brotherly Syrian people. As I wonder at the delay in the arrival of aid to these people, I stress that exploiting a human tragedy for political purposes is unacceptable,” he added. (ILKHA)