Australian Embassy Hosts MIKTA Climate Dialogue 2026 in Qatar

I was honored on 17 June 2026 to attend the MIKTA Climate Dialogue 2026 hosted by the Australian Embassy in the State of Qatar. The event showcased the contributions of MIKTA member countries to international climate action. It provided a platform for dialogue to strengthen cooperation and advance shared priorities in the lead-up to COP31.

On the panel were their excellencies of Australia, Turkeya, Indonesia, Mexico, and the deputy chief of mission of South Korea.

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Latest News

At the invitation of His Excellency the Pakistani Ambassador, Mr. Muhammad Aamir, Dr. Wael Shadid had the honor of attending a panel discussion on conflict and water security on Monday 4th May 2026, which addressed several topics, including relationship between conflict and water security, the humanitarian consequences of disruption to civilian water systems and the […]

Dr. Wael Shadid is honored to attend the exchange of a memorandum of understanding signed between Qatar Chamber and Slovenia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Qatar Chamber hosted on Sunday, November 9, 2025, H.E. Dr. Natasa Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Slovenia, and her accompanying delegation, at the Chamber’s headquarters.

Dr. Wael Shadid is honored to attend a workshop with a German delegation representing the German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association (VDMA). The workshop was held by Qatar Chamber in cooperation with the German Chamber of Industry and Commerce Office in Qatar (AHK), on Sunday, November 9, 2025

At the invitation of His Excellency, the Ambassador of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Hiep & Mrs. Dao Thi Huong, it was an honor for Dr. Wael to participate in the reception celebrating Vietnam's 80th National Day on September 14, 2025.

The three-day course started on 1/6/2025 addressed the concepts of soft power, public diplomacy, and national identity, the various tools of public diplomacy and their practical applications, the intersections of soft power and public diplomacy in international relations, and how they contributed to shifting the Arab geopolitical center to the Gulf states. The course also […]

At the invitation of the Pakistani Ambassador, Mr. Muhammad Amer and his wife Mrs. Farah Amer, Dr. Wael Shadid, Head of the Center for Leadership and Diplomacy, participated in the Pakistani National Day celebration 2025.

Dr. Wael Shedid, Head of the Center for Leadership and Diplomacy, attended the 11th Doha Islamic Finance Conference 2025, titled "Integrating Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, and the Future of Islamic Finance." The conference discussed a range of important topics in this field, including decentralized artificial intelligence, deriving rulings and determining Sharia outcomes, the role of regulatory […]

Attendance at the 16th Al Jazeera Forum on February 15, 2025, under the title From the War in Gaza to Change in Syria: The Middle East Faces New Balances. The forum’s agenda included discussions on geopolitical transformations in the Middle East, starting with the repercussions of the war in Gaza, through the reshaping of the […]

The Center for Leadership and Diplomacy participated in the 9th CEOs and Islamic Finance Leaders Seminar on Insurance as a Catalyst for Qatar National Vision 2030 held in Doha, Qatar on February 4, 2025. The seminar was convened by the Center for Islamic Economics and Finance at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. The insurance industry is […]

Participation in the dialogue seminar held by the Qatar Press Center, which hosted His Excellency the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Mr. Fouad Siniora, on November 24, 2024.

Participation in the Indonesian Embassy Reception on the occasion of Independence Day on November 5, 2024, at the invitation of His Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Ridwan Hassan

Participation in the reception of the Turkish Embassy on the occasion of Independence Day on October 29, 2024, at the invitation of His Excellency the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey, Dr. Mustafa Goksu

Meeting with His Excellency the Turkish Minister of Finance and Investment, Mr. Mehmet Simsek, on the evening of October 9, as he spoke about the investment situation in Turkey, the treatments related to the status of the Turkish Lira, inflation, and the wide and rich investment areas in Türkiye.