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Qatar's foreign ministry summons German ambassador over minister's World Cup remarks

Qatar's foreign ministry summons German ambassador over minister's World Cup remarks
Qatar's foreign ministry summons German ambassador over minister's World Cup remarks Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2022
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CAIRO - Qatar's foreign ministry summoned on Friday the German ambassador and handed him a protest memorandum over interior minister Nancy Faeser's comments regarding Qatar's hosting of the 2022 football World Cup.

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The minister criticized Qatar's human rights record during an interview with a local broadcaster.

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