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Germany puts its “feminist foreign policy” in Qatar


Last February, Germany’s foreign minister, Annalina Berbock, presented an 80-page index of guidelines, her new practical guide.Feminist Foreign Policy». “We pursue a feminist foreign policy because it is badly needed, because men and women are not yet equal in the world,” reads the headline, which promised a “feminist reflection” on all of the department’s work and devoted 85% of its funding to “difference-sensitive” projects. between the sexes.”

However, “feminist foreign policy” did not appear during her visit to Qatar, whose goal was to secure its energy supplies. Supplying LNG from Qatar to Germany will help us diversify our energy sources. “We want stability in energy supplies through the relationship with Qatar,” he said in a joint press conference with his Qatari counterpart. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thanithat took place in Doha.

As far as Qatar is concerned, the German football team practiced “feminist politics” during the last World Cup much more than the foreign minister did, and fully devoted himself to German pragmatism and comfort to play an influential role once again in the Gulf region.

Berbock agreed to hold a strategic dialogue during his visit to the emirate, with the aim of stimulating relations in a region where the rights of women, LGBT groups and foreign workers appear to be weak, particularly with a country that also enjoys good fortune. Contacts with Iran, the Taliban, Hamas and other terrorist organizations. “We will see each other often in the future,” Birbuck said goodbye to the sheikh, who promised special relations that the Qataris could use with Germany. Barbock acknowledged and appreciated that the evacuation of tens of thousands of former German armed forces personnel from Afghanistan would not have been possible without Qatar. And that in the nuclear dispute with Iran, Qatar’s mediation can avoid the worst.

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In Doha, Barbock praised Qatar’s “clear and decisive” stance on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. And she said, after being received by the Head of State, the Emir, “Qatar also raised its voice clearly.” Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. However, the Qatari authorities have avoided referring to this matter publicly.

The Qatari prime minister said he discussed the war with Burbock, but was kept secretive about the content of the conversation. “We talked about respect for Ukraine, its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity,” Sheikh Mohammed said. Berbock welcomed the invitation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to a summit League of Arab States And on Friday in Saudi Arabia, where he will certainly reaffirm that this war “could end tomorrow if the attacker withdraws his forces.”

The Russian invasion is an assault on the Charter of the United Nations, “the basis of life for all countries, especially the smallest countries in this world,” in the words of the German minister. But the truth is that the Gulf states, for the most part, maintain good relations with Russia and try to maintain neutral positions in the war in Ukraine. Moscow is an important partner for them, especially in the energy sector. According to Arab diplomats, Zelensky’s participation in the organization’s summit in Jeddah should also allow for talks on possible negotiations between Moscow and Kiev. Initially, there is no confirmation from Kiev of Zelensky’s participation. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia He has already offered to mediate the dispute.

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