Brussels - Information Office - February 21

The Government of the State of Qatar, the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community signed in Brussels Monday an agreement regarding the establishment of the European Union Mission in the State of Qatar, its privileges and immunities.

The agreement was signed for the Qatari side by HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi, and for the European side by HE Secretary-General of the European Union External Action Service Stefano Sannino.

HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Abdulaziz bin Ahmed Al Malki, attended the signing ceremonies.

The agreement, according to which a mission of the European Union will be established in the State of Qatar, follows the decision of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani to establish a mission for the European Union to the State of Qatar, aiming to strengthen the Qatari-European relations and open new horizons for cooperation between the two sides.

The agreement is the culmination of many years of intensive and joint work in various fields, a translation of the progress made on the ground and the upgrading of diplomatic relations between the two sides, and a testimony to the great interest that the European Union attaches to the State of Qatar in light of the new common challenges and goals.