# Qatar says there is ‘no alternative to diplomacy’ as Belgium and Rwanda restore ties

https://mins.news/en/item/70301

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-23 08:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/23/qatar-says-no-alternative-to-diplomacy-as-belgium-and-rwanda-restore-ties?traffic_source=rss

> Qatar welcomed Belgium and Rwanda’s restoration of relations after an 18-month rupture, crediting talks hosted in Doha. Its foreign ministry said Qatar would keep pressing for diplomatic solutions to crises from Africa’s Great Lakes region to the Gulf, insisting communication channels must remain open.

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