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DEMOCRACY & DEVELOPMENT :
Facing the Challenges of Our Generation
"The democracy we are talking about and endeavoring to
establish as a
 basis of governance in our country, draws its
foundation and elements from the legacy of our faith and the
practices and experience of world established democracies,
taking into account the rich tradition of Islamic values, as
well as social and family relationships and kinship which we
take pride in. For several years Qatar has been witnessing a
process of democracy that, we are trying to enhance and
develop....The national heritage of the Qatari people
dictates the country's own way of dealing with the drastic
social, cultural and economic changes that focused itself on
this society."
H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani,
Emir of the State of Qatar
The state of Qatar hosts the fifth Doha Forum on Democracy
and Free Trade this year under the auspices of His Highness
Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani and with the participation
of an upper crust elite of world experts and intellectuals.
The staging of the conference offers a good opportunity for
the Qatari leadership to reflect its strong support of the
principles of democracy and free trade as viable basis for
the economic and social policies it is trying to promote.
These principles - including the concepts of personal
initiative; responsible freedom; social justice and
political, economic and cultural openness - reflect to a
great extent the objectives that Qatar is aspiring to
achieve under the leadership and guidance of His Highness
Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani The Emir Of Qatar. They
are also considered mandatory springboards from which Qatar
should launch its plans and aspirations, aiming to develop
itself and maintain its role as a conductive, active and
influential member in today's world movement towards a
brighter future.
Click here to view the Speech of His Highness The Emir Of
The State of QATAR during the OPENING Ceremony of the 4th
Conference on Democracy & Free Trade held 5-6 April 2004.
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