State visit to UK by Amir of Qatar

Title

State visit to UK by Amir of Qatar

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

Nov 1985

Year of production

1985

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Duration

00:02:31

Description

Report on the banquet at Buckingham Palace in honour of the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, during his state visit to Britain. Includes extract of speech by the Queen on the shared concern of the British and Qatar governments to reach a settlement in the Iran-Iraq War, and joint projects being undertaken by the two countries. With extract of Amir’s speech in Arabic. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Queen Elizabeth II; Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani

Keywords

UK; International relations; Conflict resolution; State visits; Royal family; Royalty; Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988); Qatar; Arabic

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