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Qatar elected to ILC for fourth straight time

Published: 05 Nov 2016 - 11:50 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 06:51 pm
Public Prosecutor and the UN special lawyer on anti-corruption, H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, at the UN hadquarters in New York.

Public Prosecutor and the UN special lawyer on anti-corruption, H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, at the UN hadquarters in New York.

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Qatar was voted for the fourth consecutive time to the UN International Law Commission (ILC) as Qatar's candidate H E Dr Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, the public prosecutor and the UN special lawyer on anti-corruption, was re-elected in the secret ballot that the UN General Assembly held to choose 34 members of ILC on the sidelines of the 71st session.
Al Marri secured 128 votes out of 193 possible votes to carry on his membership of ILC, which dates back to 2002 when was elected for the first time. 
Qatar contested the seat with Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Iran, South Korea, Vietnam, Jordan and India.
The Foreign Ministry and the permanent delegation to the UN in New York exercised huge efforts to garner support for the Qatari candidate, with the victory reflecting the high-level diplomatic coordination that resembles the distinguished role of Qatari diplomacy in multilateral international work.