Qatar and the International Committee of the Red Cross signed an agreement on Thursday to establish the committee’s headquarters in Doha, Qatar News Agency reported. 

The agreement was signed by Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi and ICRC President Mirjana Spoljaric Egger.

The ICRC headquarters in Doha will aim to promote collaboration between the two sides in various areas of humanitarian work, strengthen coordination at the international level, and launch initiatives that support achieving their mutual goals.