Qatar becomes 95th Member of the HCCH and 160th Connected Party
Today, 17 September 2026, the State of Qatar deposited its instrument of acceptance of the Statute of the HCCH, thus becoming its 95th Member. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Statute and Conventions, Qatar was represented by H.E. Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of the Netherlands,...
Qatar applies to become a Member of the HCCH
Today, 10 April 2025, the State of Qatar applied to become a Member of the HCCH. At the ceremony, held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, depositary of the HCCH Conventions, H.E. Dr Mutlaq Qahtani, Ambassador of Qatar, presented Qatar’s official request for Membership to Mr Rieks Boekholt, Senior Legal Officer at the Treaties Division of the depositary. Mr Boekholt then...