The efforts of Qatar to portray itself as a committed ally in the battle against terrorist groups was given a boost by the presence of foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on the stage of the Westminster Counterterrorism Conference in London on 23 November, alongside UK minister of state for the Middle East and North Africa Alistair Burt. “Who is the enemy and what is the root cause of terrorism? Tyranny, totalitarianism, aggression and the absence of justice,” Sheikh Mohammed told the audience.
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