The delegation including Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Charity Youssef Al-Kuwari met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs today at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
There they have discussed various areas of cooperation through charity work.
Qatar Charity is the main charitable arm of the Qatar Government, and was banned in Sri Lanka following allegations levelled by former Police Minister Sarath Weerasekara.
Then Sri Lankan authorities had named ‘Qatar Charity’ as a terrorist entity and had accused the charity of funding terrorism related activities in relation to the prominent case of lawyer Hijaz Hizbullah.
The ban was later lifted when Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekara met Qatar officials in Qatar.
“At the launch of the country office today, Qatar Charity announced humanitarian aid worth US$ 11.7 million for the year 2023.This will be allocated to identified areas as per the state’s requirements.Thank you Qatar Charity for stepping up to support the vulnerable,” Foreign Minister Ali Sabry tweeted after attending the reopening ceremony of the Qatar Charity Office in Sri Lanka today.
