Doha: HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi held a phone call on Thursday with HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Yvan Gil. During the call, they discussed cooperation relations between the two countries and ways to strengthen and develop them, in addition to the latest developments in the Latin America region.

According to Qatar News Agency, HE the Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs also expressed the State of Qatar's solidarity with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the wake of the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela. He offered sincere condolences and heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims, the government and people of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.