Washington: President Joe Biden has said that Qatar is a good friend and reliable ally of the United States despite not being a NATO ally.
According to the International News Agency, the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa II arrived in the United States at the invitation of President Joe Biden, where the two leaders discussed the security situation in the Middle East, the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and the potential energy crisis in the West.
During the meeting, US President Joe Biden called Qatar a good friend and a very reliable ally of the United States and announced that he would ask the Legislative Assembly to grant Qatar the status of a non-NATO ally, which should have happened much earlier.
The status of the most important non-NATO ally is a powerful expression of the excellent relationship with the United States, on the basis of which even NATO allies give honor and status to a country with this status.
If the US Congress gives Qatar the status of the most important non-NATO ally, Qatar will have special military and economic privileges from the US and relations with US allies will also improve.
Qatar has played a key role in the safe withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan and in negotiations with the Taliban, which the United States acknowledges and now assures the United States of its support for the energy crisis caused by a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. Is.
It should be noted that Kuwait is the only country in the Gulf that has the status of the most important non-NATO ally of the United States and now Qatar will be the second such country.
