Poland in Qatar

Prospects for the development of Polish-Qatari cooperation in the field of defense were the subject of a videoconference organized on February 22. Representatives of the Embassy, the Polish defense sector, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defense participated.

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and Czechoslovakia, and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.

On February 11th representatives of the embassy, the Qatar-Poland Business Council (QPBC), Aqvarius Company and the Public Works Authority "Ashghal" attended the online meeting which aimed at identifying potential areas of Polish-Qatari cooperation in the construction sector.

We would like to announce that the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Doha will be closed on Tuesday 9th February 2021.

On February 3-4, at the invitation of the Qatar-Poland Business Council (QPBC), the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Doha participated in online meetings with the Polish-Asian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Polish-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce. The discussions covered the establishment of working cooperation between the institutions in order to strengthen the economic ties between Poland and Qatar.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland, in collaboration with the Cultural Village Foundation – Katara, has organized an exhibition presenting the manuscript “Concerning the Horses of the Orient and Those Originating from Oriental Breeds” written by a Polish enthusiast of the Orient, count Wacław Seweryn Rzewuski. The official opening took place on February 2th, 2021 in the presence of, among others prof. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager of the Foundation, Janusz Janke, the Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the State of Qatar, as well as representatives of Polish community in Qatar. The exhibition is part of the program of the International Arabian Horse Festival 2-6 February 2021.

On January 30th ambassador Janusz Janke and representatives of the Qatar-Poland Business Council visited the production facilities of Agrico, the largest producer of fresh, organic vegetables, herbs and mushrooms in Qatar which applies modern agricultural methods including hydroponics and exposure to specialist LED lighting.

On January 25th ambassador Janusz Janke and representatives of the Qatar-Poland Business Council visited the headquarters of the Qatar Meat Production Co. The program of the visit included a meeting with Mr. Fahad Al Khalaf, the CEO of the company.

On January 14th ambassador Janusz Janke met dr Saad bin Ahmed Al Muhannadi, the President of The Public Works Authority 'Ashghal'. The purpose of the meeting was to present the economic potential and services of the Polish construction sector and to discuss potential areas of cooperation.

On January 13th ambassador Janusz Janke met with the prof. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, the General Manager of the The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara. The aim of the meeting was to review joint projects implemented so far and to discuss further development of Polish-Qatari relations in the field of culture.