Qatar says Europe will need international help if Russia cuts gas

DOHA, 02 February 2022, (TON): Qatar’s energy minister told the European Union that his country could not rescue Europe alone if Russia turned off gas supplies amid spiking tensions over Ukraine.

But the minister, Saad Al-Kaabi, told EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson that Qatar was ready to help Europe in times of need.

Officials said “the United States has raised the possibility of Qatar, one of the world’s leading gas producers, supplying Western European nations in talks.”

The Ukraine crisis was a key topic in a meeting on Monday between US President Joe Biden and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani.

In a video conference, Kaabi told the EU official that Qatar hoped the tensions in Europe could be resolved through diplomacy.

“Qatar stands ready to support our partners around the world in times of need,” he said.

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