Remarks by President Obama and Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani of Qatar After a Bilateral Meeting

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 14, 2011 – 2:50 P.M. EDT

PRESIDENT OBAMA:   Well, I want to welcome the Emir of Qatar, and we have just completed a very useful conversation.  I expressed to him my appreciation of the leadership that the Emir has shown when it comes to democracy in the Middle East and, in particular, the work that they have done in trying to promote a peaceful transition in Libya.

We would not have been able…