Poland in Qatar

On April 3, Ambassador Janusz Janke spoke with H.E. Mr. Saad Al Kaabi, CEO of Qatar Energy

On 31st March ambassador J. Janke attended a meeting with Mr. Khalifa Jassim Al Kuwari, CEO of the Qatar Development Fund (QFFD). The purpose of the meeting was to provide the interlocutor with up-to-date information on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, actions taken by Poland to assist Ukrainian refugees, and an assessment of the effects of Russian aggression.

On March 29, the ambassador of the Republic of Poland, Janusz Janke, took part in the flag-raising ceremony of the countries whose national teams have recently qualified to play at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

During Doha Forum on 27th March, Minister P. Jabłoński participated in the panel entitled "Aggression Against Ukraine: A Defining Moment for European Security", as well as in the high-level meeting on “War in Ukraine: International Responses and Global Order”.

On the sidelines of Doha Forum, on 27th March, Minister Paweł Jabłoński gave a 30-minute interview to the Qatari Al Jazeera English TV station.

On 24th March, on the initiative of ambassador J. Janke, there was a gathering of the EU ambassadors accredited to the State of Qatar, as well as heads of diplomatic missions of Ukraine, Georgia, Great Britain, Canada and the US diplomats with the representatives of the Education Above All and Walk With Me foundations.

On March 23, a meeting took place between ambassador Janusz Janke and Ahmad Al Hammadi, secretary general at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Qatari side was presented with the Polish assessment of the situation in Ukraine, the scope of support undertaken for the benefit of Ukrainian refugees, Poland's position on aggression and actions taken by the Polish government to support Ukrainian authorities and the civilian population, also on the international organizations arena.

On March 23, during the 7th International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference in Doha (DIMDEX 2022), cooperation agreements were signed between Rheinmetall Barzan Advanced Technologies (RBAT) and Polish companies representing the defence sector i.e. WB Group and Specter Solutions.

In 2022, AgriteQ returned for its 9th edition from 10 to 14 March at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) to highlight innovation in agricultural techniques, and pinpoint the road map to achieve food security and sustainable development https://agriteq.com/en/agriteq-home/. As in the previous year, the Embassy organized a stand which enabled Polish companies to present their products. In cooperation with the Polish-Qatar Business Council, an invitation was sent out to Polish companies representing the agri-food sector. 12 companies applied to participate in the fairs. However, due to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, many companies were prevented from being able to participate in the event. Only Acerbipharma and Krupiec (local representative of the company) visited Doha this year. Some companies such as Mzuri, Nestor, Vet Vagro delivered their promotional materials (brochures, catalogues, samples) to the stand.

On 6th March Ambassador Janusz Janke met Mr. Abdullah Ali, representative of an international Arabic-language news channel Al Jazeera to talk about the current situation in Ukraine.