HE Qatar's Ambassador to Lebanon hosted a reception in the capital Beirut to celebrate the National Day.
The ceremony was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Samir Moqbel, representing the Prime Minister Tammam Salam and Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, along with a number of ministers, deputies, ambassadors of a number of Arab and foreign countries accredited to Lebanon, as well as a crowd of politics, culture, art and media figures and religious and military dignitaries.
In a speech on the occasion, HE the Qatari Ambassador extended heartfelt congratulations to HH the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, and to all citizens and residents of the State of Qatar.
He underlined that the wise leadership of Qatar was keen on the development of human resources as the basis of the comprehensive development process in the modern state, thus, Qatar has succeeded in achieving leading achievements in various economic, social, health and educational fields, based on Qatar National Vision 2030, which aims to transform Qatar into an advanced country capable of achieving sustainable development, and to ensure the continuation of a decent life for its people, generation after generation, and the development of a diversified economy based on the knowledge economy and the growing importance of the private sector.