Ukraine and Qatar signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Crime Prevention and Combation
As part of the visit of the Ukrainian delegation headed by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to the State of Qatar, Minister of Internal Affairs Arsen Avakov signed a document with Prime Minister — Minister of Internal Affairs Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani.
In addition, the parties signed a Declaration of Intent between the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the State of Qatar on the conclusion of a document on mutual recognition and exchange of national driver's licenses.
“As part of the official visit of the President of Ukraine to the State of Qatar, he signed with the Prime Minister — Minister of Internal Affairs of Qatar a Memorandum on Cooperation in the Field of Crime Prevention and Fight. Ahead is the exchange of experience and effective strengthening of cooperation!”, - said Arsen Avakov.
The Minister noted that the dialogue that the Ukrainian and Qatari sides started last time is developing. This refers to cooperation in the police, economic and military spheres.
“Our bilateral relationship with Qatar has great potential. We have signed a number of interstate agreements that will be a good continuation of our bilateral cooperation,” the minister said.
At the same time, Qatari Prime Minister — Interior Minister Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani noted that he highly appreciates Ukraine's readiness to support Qatar in hosting the FIFA World Cup, which will be held in 2022. According to him, the Qatari side will send a response in the near future about the format of cooperation and support during the Championship.
The Ukrainian and Qatari sides also discussed another vector of cooperation — the fight against cybercrime.
As a reminder, Qatar became the first country in the Middle East with which Ukraine switched to visa-free regime.
Earlier, Ukraine and Qatar signed a declaration on police cooperation.
