Qatar summons the German ambassador for the declarations of the Minister of the Interior against the World Cup

Oct. 28 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Qatari Foreign Ministry has summoned the German ambassador to the country, Claudius Fischbach, on Friday in protest at the statements made by the Minister of the Interior, Nancy Faeser, about the World Cup.

In their objection note, the Qatari authorities have highlighted that Faeser’s words, which said that there were “criteria” that a country had to meet “to organize sports competitions”, are “contrary to diplomatic norms and conventions”, especially because the friendly ties of both nations.

“The memorandum noted that the most prominent human rights groups and UN agencies praised the reforms implemented by the State of Qatar in the labor field, as they were effective and long-term, as well as being the result of years of planning.” , Foreign Affairs explained in a statement.

The adviser to the country’s foreign spokesman, Mayed bin Mohammed al Ansari, has described the German Interior Minister’s remarks as “unacceptable” and “provocative”, while stressing that the European Parliament itself approved a resolution on political opinions that harm other countries.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz noted in September during an official visit to the United Arab Emirates that conditions for World Cup migrant workers had improved in recent years but remained far from ideal.

“We note that there is progress on issues that had to be fought for a long time, such as the situation of workers. Even if that is far from (being the case),” the German chancellor said from Doha after meeting the crown prince the day before. of Saudi Arabia, Mohamed bin Salmán, according to DPA.

The emir of Qatar lashed out at the scope of criticism regarding the country’s organization of the next World Cup, which will be held from November 20 to December 18 in the Asian country, reproaching an “unprecedented campaign” against the country.

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who from Doha stated that Qatar understood that “some criticism could be positive and useful” for the country’s development, assured that the organization of the tournament has received too much criticism.

Qatar has been criticized for many years for the treatment of migrant workers in the country. In fact, this same Tuesday, FIFA confirmed the death of three people in recent years in the construction works of the stadiums for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In addition, the Asian country has also been criticized by the community LGBTIQ+, for the criminalization of homosexuality.