Germany and Qatar have reached a long-term energy partnership, a German official said on Sunday, as Europe’s biggest economy seeks to become less dependent on Russian energy sources.
Russia is Germany’s biggest gas supplier and German Economy Minister Robert Habeck has launched several initiatives to lessen Germany’s energy dependence on Russia since it invaded neighboring Ukraine.
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received Habeck on Sunday and the two discussed ways to improve bilateral relations, particularly in the energy sector, the Emiri court said in a statement on Sunday.
A spokesman for the German Economy Ministry in Berlin confirmed that a deal had been reached. “The companies that came to Qatar with (Habeck) will now enter into contractual negotiations with the Qatari side,” the spokesperson said.
In a statement, Qatar said it had been looking to supply Germany for years, but discussions never led to concrete agreements. Germany recently announced plans to build two LNG terminals. Qatar said it had agreed with Germany that “their respective commercial entities would re-engage and move forward in discussions on long-term LNG supplies”.
Habeck also met with Qatar’s Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi, in Doha, where they discussed energy relations and cooperation between Qatar, one of the world’s largest natural gas exporters, and Germany and ways to improve them, according to a statement from Al-Kaabi.
Source: CNN Brasil
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