World Cup source of pride for all Arabs: Egypt envoy

Egyptian ambassador in Doha Amr Kamal El Din El Sherbiny has congratulated His Highness the Amir, government and people of Qatar on the honourable organisation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The ambassador hailed the great attention Qatar attaches to sports and athletes, and stressed that the world’s mega event which is held for the first time in the region affirms Qatar’s potential of distinguished organisation and will remain as a source of pride for all Arabs and a huge achievement for Qatar and the Arab and Muslim nations. In a press statement, the ambassador extended his congratulations to the Qatari leadership, people and government of Qatar, for the excellent preparation and opening ceremony and the honourable organisation of the tournament, which in turn expresses the great interest Qatar attaches to encouraging sports and athletes by providing excellent infrastructure and facilities. Undoubtedly, such an important global sporting event is a great opportunity to bring people together, spread a culture of peace, and support friendship and solidarity on the basis of noble values and sportsmanship, he said. He added that the presence of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, confirms his keenness to be present with his brother, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, in this great and important global sporting event, and as an expression of the brotherly relations that connect both countries and brotherly peoples. He stressed that President al-Sisi’s visit to Qatar also came to express the depth of the Egyptian-Qatari relations, which are witnessing rapid steps to elevate them to higher levels of co-operation and joint co-ordination.