HH the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani holding talks with Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand. Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol is in Qatar for the preparation of the 13th UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice scheduled to take place in Doha in 2015.
Thai princess tours Qatar Foundation
Princess Bajrakiyyabha Mahidol, daughter of the king of Thailand, visited Qatar Foundation for Child and Woman Protection, accompanied by an official delegation led by the ambassador of Thailand.
Princess Bajrakiyyabha Mahidol was greeted by Farida al-Obaidli, director general of Qatar Foundation for Child and Woman Protection, and a number of the Foundation’s officials and employees who accorded her an official reception.
Welcoming the Thai princess, al-Obaidli said: “Qatar Foundation for Child and Women Protection believes that such visits would enhance the friendship between people and promote relations between states.
She pointed out that “a strategic objective of the Foundation is to build strong relations and maintain contacts, to take advantage of different cultures and experiences which comes through visits and exchange of experiences”.
She gave a presentation on the foundation’s role in the defence of children’s and women’s causes, and in protecting them from abuses, as well as the quality of services it delivers, and the support it provides to these two categories of the Qatari society.
Dr Salah al-Mannai, research expert at the Qatar Foundation for Child and Woman Protection, briefed the visitors about the foundation since its establishment as per a decision by HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and the various services offered by the Foundation for the defence of the causes of children and women, and protection from various forms of violence and abuse.
Princess Bajrakiyyabha Mahidol later toured the various sections of the foundation to get acquainted with the services provided.
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