QNA
Doha
Director General of the French National Gendarmerie General Christian Rodriguez expressed his country’s gratitude to Qatar for its outstanding contribution to the security of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, which was a huge success.
He also expressed his gratitude to the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani for Qatar’s participation in securing the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In his remarks to Qatar News Agency (QNA), he emphasised that the France-Qatar strategic partnership is obvious in the field of security and is witnessing remarkable development year after year.
He added that the security cooperation between France and Qatar dates back a long time and has never been interrupted. He pointed out that on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the relationship between the two forces that will be celebrated this year, an action plan between Lekhwiya and the French Gendarmerie shall be discussed.
He indicated that the Qatari collaboration in securing the Paris 2024 Olympics was exceptional, as Qatar’s security personnel worked with French gendarmerie personnel "shoulder to shoulder”,a phrase used by HE Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.
In response to the new challenges in homeland security, he said that technologies like artificial intelligence are tools that should be used to better ensure the safety of people.