Poland in Qatar

3-5 December an official visit to the State of Qatar was paid by Andrzej Duda, the President of the Republic of Poland, together with his wife, Agata Kornhauser-Duda. The highlight of the agenda was the meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Prime Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, on 5 December.

On November 21st political consultations between Poland and Qatar took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar. The Polish side was represented by the Undersecretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Minister, Mr. Paweł Jabłoński. The Qatari delegation was chaired by Mr. Ahmad Hassen Al Hammadi, General Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar.

On November 21st the Embassy organized the 2nd Qatar-Poland New Tech Forum, in cooperation with the Qatar-Poland Business Council and the Qatar Financial Center. The partners of the event were: Qatar Free Zone Authorities, Investment Promotion Agency Qatar, Microsoft Qatar, Qatar Science & Technology Park and the Qatari Businessmen Association.

On November 21, 2021, during the official visit to Qatar, a delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland, chaired by the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy, Mr. Paweł Jabłoński, met with Sheikh Faisal Al Thani, the President of Qatari Businessmen Association and the CEO of Al Faisal Holding.

On 21 November during his visit to the State of Qatar, the Deputy Foreign Minister, Mr. Paweł Jabłoński, gave an interview to the Al Jazeera Arabic television channel.

On 16-18 November 2021 the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Doha participated in Qatar Travel Mart 2021. The event was an opportunity to promote Poland's tourist attractions and increase the interest of local partners, including travel agencies, in organizing tours to our country. The initiative was prepared in cooperation with the Polish Tourism Organization (POT), which representative was available at the stand.

During the 7th edition of the European Jazz Festival in Doha on 4 November the Embassy organized a concert of Polish artists: Monika Borzym, vocalist and Krzysztof Dys, pianist. The duet presented a repertoire from the music and literary project "Monika sings old songs".

On October 20 H.E. Mr. Janusz Janke met with the President of Qatar University, Dr. Hassan Rashid Al Derham and the Director of International Affairs Office, Mr.Cesar Wazen. The talks focused on the cooperation between Qatar University and Polish universities as well as joint implementation of initiatives in the field of science and education.

On October 18 H.E. Mr. Janusz Janke, accompanied by representatives of Qatar-Poland Business Council, met with a member of the Management Board of Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI), Mr. Rashid H. Al Athbah. The talks focused on bilateral economic cooperation and business events planned by the Embassy for 2021 that the Chamber could facilitate and support.

On the occasion of 100th birthday anniversary of the renowned Polish science-fiction writer Stanisław Lem, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Doha, in collaboration with Fire Station Artist in Residence, on 6th October 2021 hosted the “Meeting with Stanisław Lem over Arabic Coffee”. The event was attended by notable guests such as: Mr. Khalifa Al Obaidli, Director of Fire Station, Ms. Tan Huism, Executive Director of Qatar National Library, representatives of the Doha Film Institute and Qatar Museums Authority as well as representatives of the Polish community professionally associated with the cultural and scientific activities.