BRUSSELS: A top Qatari official lauded the role of women in Kuwait, in particular in civil society. "In the wider Gulf region in some countries, the status of women especially in the civil movement for example in Kuwait is really excellent," Lolwah Rashid Al-Kahter, Assistant Foreign Minister and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar told an event organized at the Brussels Press Club yesterday.

"Women in NGOs and civil society are doing a great job in Kuwait," she said. "Arab women are great women. They are number one why there is resilience in several countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq," she stressed. In Qatar also, since 1995, there has been a movement for more rights for women in the modernization process, noted Kahter.

Speaking on the topic of 'Middle Eastern Conflicts and the European Experience,' Kahter said that the European Union could serve as a model for the Arab-Islamic world to progress and unite. "Brexit happened in peace. This is one of our main messages, how to learn from the EU," she said. The Qatari official stressed that promoting education is the key element for progress and development in the Middle East region. - KUNA