On the one hand, government politicians misinform the German people; on the other hand, the government has no problem with us when it comes to energy partnerships or investments, said Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in an interview with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
We are irritated by the double standards, he said, adding that in the 12 years since being chosen to host the World Cup, Qatar has faced a systematic campaign against it that no other country has faced.
It’s ironic that this tone is struck in European countries that call themselves liberal democracies. It sounds arrogant and racist, to be honest, he told the newspaper.
Al-Thani dismissed calls for security guarantees for minorities, which Faeser had requested as a condition for attending the World Cup, as superfluous, and said German politicians should focus more on hate crimes committed within their own borders.
