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March 20 (Reuters) – Germany and Qatar have reached a long-term power partnership, a German official stated on Sunday, as Europe’s largest economic system seeks to change into much less depending on Russian power sources.
Russia is the most important provider of gasoline to Germany and German Economic system Minister Robert Habeck has launched a number of initiatives to reduce Germany’s power dependence on Russia because it invaded its neighbour Ukraine.
Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani acquired Habeck on Sunday and the 2 mentioned methods to reinforce bilateral relations, significantly within the power sector, the Emiri court docket stated in an announcement on Sunday.
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A spokesperson for the German economics ministry in Berlin confirmed {that a} deal had been clinched.
“The businesses which have come to Qatar with (Habeck) will now enter into contract negotiations with the Qatari facet,” the spokesperson stated.
In an announcement, Qatar stated that for years it had sought to provide Germany however discussions by no means led to concrete agreements.
Germany has not too long ago introduced plans to construct two LNG terminals.
Qatar stated that it agreed with Germany that “their respective business entities would re-engage and progress discussions on long run LNG provides”.
Habeck additionally met Qatari Minister of State for Vitality Affairs Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi in Doha, the place they mentioned power relations and cooperation between Qatar, one of many world’s high pure gasoline exporters, and Germany and methods to reinforce them, in response to an announcement from Al-Kaabi.
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Reporting by Moataz Mohamed and Klaus Lauer
Writing by Shakeel Ahmad, Moataz Mohamed and Tom Sims
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