Qatar PM describes fallout of US-Israel war on Iran as ‘earthquake’

Qatar shifts investment focus to $38bn domestic infrastructure plan

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has called on states to respect sovereignty as a condition for security in the Middle East, warning against “cycles of escalation” after “an earthquake” caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The region needs a “framework in which sovereignty is respected” and no state can pose a “threat to another”, Sheikh Mohammed said on Sunday at the opening of the Qatar Economic Forum’s UN General Assembly-adjacent event in New York City.

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Sheikh Mohammed – who is also Qatar’s foreign minister – described the economic fallout from the US-Israel war on Iran as “an earthquake” with “its shock waves” reaching far beyond the borders of the Middle East, “challenging assumptions about security and stability”.

“During the crisis, almost every conversation began with security and de-escalation, then turn[ed] to energy supplies, shipping routes, and with our investments, plans will continue. These were different expressions of the same question. When so much is being disrupted, what can still be relied upon?”

He said that Qatar has weathered the test to the “foundations” of the country’s economy and security, but acknowledged that the ongoing conflict in the region is having an impact.

“Permanent security cannot be built through arrangements that leave any state permanently exposed to insecurity,” Sheikh Mohammed said. “We must address the sources of tensions and build confidence.”

Reporting from New York, Al Jazeera’s Kristen Saloomey said that message “no doubt will be repeated” when Gulf leaders meet US President Donald Trump on Tuesday during the UN General Assembly.

Qatar’s $38bn domestic investments

The PM also outlined a domestic shift in Qatar’s investment strategy by pledging more than $38bn in spending on Qatari infrastructure over the next five years.

“That’s meant to attract private investors and send a message of Qatar’s resilience,” Saloomey said, while the PM is nonetheless acknowledging that the ongoing conflict is “having an impact on the region”.

The UNGA starts on Monday and ends on Friday.

The situation in the Middle East and its global ramifications are expected to be high on the agenda during speeches and diplomacy.

Also on Sunday, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Majed Al-Ansari, told US media in New York that the mediation efforts by his government are ongoing to restart talks between Tehran and Washington to end the US-Israel war on Iran.

卡塔尔将投资重点转向380亿美元的国内基础设施计划

卡塔尔首相谢赫·穆罕默德·本·阿卜杜勒拉赫曼·本·贾西姆·阿勒萨尼呼吁各国尊重主权，以此作为中东安全的前提条件，并警告称，在美以对伊朗发动战争引发“地震”之后，可能会出现“局势不断升级的循环”。

谢赫·穆罕默德周日在纽约市举行的卡塔尔经济论坛联合国大会同期活动开幕式上表示，该地区需要一个“尊重主权的框架”，任何国家都不能对其他国家构成“威胁”。

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伊朗提出的重启谈判、结束战争的条件清单（共3份）之三，已通过卡塔尔送交美国。

谢赫·穆罕默德（同时也是卡塔尔外交大臣）将美国和以色列对伊朗的战争造成的经济影响描述为“地震”，其“冲击波”远远超出中东的边界，“挑战了人们对安全和稳定的假设”。

“危机期间，几乎每次谈话都以安全和缓和局势为开端，然后转向能源供应、航运路线以及我们的投资和计划将继续进行。这些都是同一个问题的不同表达方式：当如此多的事情都受到干扰时，还有什么可以依靠？”

他表示，卡塔尔经受住了国家经济和安全“根基”的考验，但也承认该地区持续不断的冲突正在产生影响。

“任何国家都不能通过让其永久处于不安全状态的安排来建立永久安全，”谢赫·穆罕默德说。“我们必须解决紧张局势的根源，并建立信任。”

半岛电视台驻纽约记者克里斯汀·萨洛米报道称，海湾国家领导人周二在联合国大会期间与美国总统唐纳德·特朗普会面时，“毫无疑问，这一信息将会再次被提及”。

卡塔尔380亿美元的国内投资

首相还概述了卡塔尔国内投资战略的转变，承诺在未来五年内向卡塔尔基础设施建设投入超过 380 亿美元。

萨卢米表示：“此举旨在吸引私人投资者，并传递卡塔尔的韧性信息。”尽管如此，首相也承认，持续的冲突“正在对该地区产生影响”。

联合国大会从星期一开始，到星期五结束。

预计中东局势及其全球影响将成为演讲和外交活动中的重要议题。

周日，卡塔尔外交部发言人马吉德·安萨里在纽约告诉美国媒体，卡塔尔政府正在继续进行调解，以重启德黑兰和华盛顿之间的谈判，结束美国和以色列对伊朗的战争。