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Ambassador of Portugal summoned by the Government of Qatar for “hostile” statements

To JN, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed “that the Portuguese ambassador in Doha was, as usual practice, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, in the framework of the preparation of Mr. President of the Portuguese Republic to the country, on the occasion of the Football World Cup”.

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is traveling to watch the first game of the Portuguese national team in the 2022 World Cup, against Ghana, and should arrive in Qatar at the end of this Thursday morning.

At issue will be the statements that the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa made on Tuesday about the violation of human rights in Qatar, reinforcing that he will “say what he thinks about the political situation” and will talk about the issue of human rights ”, as part of an initiative on education.

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