Doha [UAE], March 21: According to a statement released by Qatar’s Amiri Diwan, the Qatari Emir and visiting German Economy Minister vowed to strengthen energy cooperation on Sunday.
They held the meeting on Sunday. Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and German Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck examined the bilateral ties between the two countries and ways to improve them in various fields, particularly in various fields the energy sector.
According to the statement, they also discussed the latest developments on regional and international issues.
The German minister also held a meeting with the Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister ‘Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani; during that conference, they highlighted some points related to strengthening their bilateral ties, especially in the field of economics, and this information came by the statement which the Qatari Foreign Minister released.
The minister of Qatari posted a tweet in which he stated that he and the German minister held a fruitful dialogue on expanding economic cooperation in order to achieve the two countries’ common economic and development interests, especially in technology, environment, and energy sectors.
After these meetings, German media quoted Habeck as saying that Germany and Qatar had agreed on a long-term partnership in the energy sector.
As per the sources, the German minister stated that the agreement between Berlin and Doha also focuses on developing renewable energy projects and measures that would improve energy efficiency.
Denis Kometat, a spokesman for the German Foreign Ministry for the Middle East and North Africa, quoted Habeck as saying that the Russia-Ukraine conflict has brought the issue of energy security to the forefront of international concerns when commenting on Habeck’s Middle East tour, during which the German minister is expected to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The German minister stated that “we must call for global energy transformations and move further ahead in diversifying natural gas sources.