Originally Posted by
DuckDodgers
I refer the honourable gentleman to my earlier post. Nasty little former protectorate…….
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar%...gdom_relations
But beloved by politicians of all parties, the military establishment & UK business it seems................. In March 2013,
Prince Charles and his wife
the Duchess of Cornwall, arrived in Qatar for a state visit. On 20 September 2019, British Prime Minister
Boris Johnson hosted Sheikh
Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the
Downing Street. Johnson pressed over the fact that the UK’s relation with Qatar is going from “strength to strength”. On 24 May 2022, Sheikh Tamim met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK-Qatar bilateral relations in
London.
During the state visit of the Amir of Qatar to the United Kingdom in December 2024, the UK and Qatar signed agreements to enhance their defence cooperation. The agreements included expanding collaboration within the joint UK-Qatar Typhoon and Hawk squadrons and knowledge-sharing between the UK Royal Military Police and Qatar’s Amiri Guard Close Protection UnitOn 20 February 2023, the Qatari Deputy
Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and the
British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly held the first annual Strategic Dialogue in
London. On 4 December 2024, the two countries announced a new Climate Technology Partnership during Amir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, State Visit to the UK where he met King
Charles III and Prime Minister
Keir Starmer. Qatar confirmed an initial investment of £1 billion.