Doha, August 02 (QNA) - HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani chaired a part of the cabinet's regular meeting, which was held Wednesday at its Emiri Diwan premises.

HH Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani attended the session.

At the outset of the meeting, HH the Emir talked about the future directions of the state in light of the current crisis. "To us and to everyone, Qatar in June 2017 is different from Qatar in the past. We are proud of our history, but what happened in June 2017 has strengthened us and pushed us to work more for the country," HH the Emir said.

HH the Emir stressed the importance of the next phase as well as the need to continue progressing towards achieving Qatar National Vision 2030 and implementing Qatar's major development projects at the same pace as before and with the optimum quality expected from Qatar's projects. HH the Emir also stressed the importance of self-reliance in terms of national security, economy, food and medicine.

In his speech to the cabinet, HH the Emir reaffirmed what he said in his address to the citizens and residents of Qatar on July 21, stressing the importance of investing in the positive spirit, solidarity and motivation in giving and achievement, which have characterized Qatar's citizens and residents during the Gulf crisis, in order to become the approach and standard on which Qatar's future work is based.

HH the Emir also stressed the importance of promoting and encouraging the continuity of teamwork and cooperation shown by all the citizen and residents during this stage.