Qatari PM: We always prefer diplomacy over any military resolutions

And end of the war in Gaza would also stop Houthi attacks, the PM said.

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2024 01 16T104528Z 1 LYNXMPEK0F0DM RTROPTP 4 QATAR TURKEY Scaled — Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani speaks during a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in Doha, Qatar October 25, 2023. REUTERS/Imad Creidi/ File Photo

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