The president of the Olympic Council of Asia gave a blunt yet heartwarming assessment of what the Asian Games are doing in the volatile Middle East,bringing some peace.
Sheikh Ahmed al-Fahd al-Sabah, referring to the "geopolitical problem" in the region, said the games can be an example to the countries in the area around Qatar.
"We are in the Middle East, which all the media are speaking about nuclear weapons in Iran, the situation between Israel-Palestine, a war between Lebanon and Israel, unstable situation in Iraq, a very hot point here in our region," said Sheikh Ahmed, who is Kuwait's former oil minister and also a member of the International Olympic Committee.
"But with all this we have 45 countries participating. I think this is part of history and this will be a message for all our politicians about peace and friendship and the future of the world."
