Doha / Information Office / February 22  

The State of Qatar voiced strong condemnation and denunciation of the killing of the Italian Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an Italian officer and a third person in an armed attack on a United Nations convoy in the city of Goma in eastern Congo.

In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the firm position of the State of Qatar on rejecting violence, terrorism and criminal acts regardless of motives and reasons, and stressed the need to pursue the elements involved in the attack and bring them to justice.

The Ministry expressed the condolences of the State of Qatar to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Italy.