Donald Trump met Qatar’s Emir aboard Air Force One during a refueling stop, thanking Qatar for mediating the Gaza peace deal and discussing a stabilisation force involving Qatari troops. The visit precedes trade-focused summits in Asia, including a key meeting with China’s Xi

Doha: US President Donald Trump held an unusual summit — on board Air Force One — meeting the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, during a refueling stop on his way to Malaysia.

After their meeting while the plane was at the Al Udeid Air Base on Saturday, Trump said that an international stabilisation force for Gaza was taking shape and Qatar would contribute troops.

At the meeting with the Qatar’s Emir and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, Trump thanked them for their

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