Doha: Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari met on Thursday with HE US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Arabian Peninsula Affairs Daniel Benaim. During the meeting, they discussed the close strategic relations between the State of Qatar and the United States of America, the developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, and the joint efforts between the two countries to de-escalate the situation regionally. In addition, they also discussed a number of topics of common concern. Source: Qatar News Agency