On May 30, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Deng Li met with Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi, who came to China to attend the 10th Ministerial Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum.

Deng Li said that in recent years, under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Qatar relations have developed smoothly. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-Qatar strategic partnership. China is ready to take this opportunity to work with Qatar to implement the important common understandings reached by the two heads of state and achieve greater development of the China-Qatar strategic partnership.

Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi said that Qatar attaches great importance to developing its relations with China, and is willing to deepen cooperation with China in various fields to promote the Qatar-China strategic partnership to a higher level. Qatar highly appreciates the important role that China plays in promoting peace and stability in the Middle East, and is willing to strengthen cooperation with China to jointly advance regional security and stability.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on the Palestinian question, among others.