Doha: HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met on Tuesday with HE US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Barbara Leaf during her visit to Doha. They discussed the close strategic relations between the State of Qatar and the United States and ways to boost them. According to Qatar News Agency, the deliberations also covered the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and de-escalation efforts, in addition to a number of topics of common interest.