Sec. 1269. Sense of Congress with respect to Qatar
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It is the sense of Congress that— the United States and the country of Qatar have built a strong, enduring, and forward-looking strategic partnership based on long-standing and mutually beneficial cooperation, including through security, defense, and economic ties; robust security cooperation between the United States and Qatar is crucial to promoting peace and stability in the Middle East region; Qatar plays a unique role as host of the forward headquarters for the United States Central Command, and that partnership facilitates United States coalition operations countering terrorism;
Qatar is a major security cooperation partner of the United States, as recognized in the 2018 Strategic Dialogue and the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding to expand Al Udeid Air Base to improve and expand accommodation for United States military personnel; the United States values Qatar’s provision of access to its military facilities and its management and financial assistance in expanding the Al Udeid Air Base, which supports the continued security presence of the United States in the Middle East region; and the United States should— continue to strengthen the relationship between the United States and Qatar, including through security and economic cooperation; and seek a resolution to the dispute between partner countries of the Arabian Gulf, which would promote peace and stability in the Middle East region.