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Qataris to receive visa-free access to UK, invest $12.5 billion

Qatar and the United Kingdom have announced they will cooperate on energy projects while Qatar’s energy minister criticized Europe for “demonizing” oil and gas companies.

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Britain's Queen Elizabeth II shakes hands with the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani during an audience at Windsor Castle, west of London, on May 24, 2022. — STEVE PARSONS/AFP via Getty Images

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani visited London yesterday, meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Several agreements came out of the meeting, including the Qatar-UK Strategic Investment Partnership. Qatar is looking to invest 10 billion British pounds ($12.5 billion) in the United Kingdom over the next five years, the British government said in a statement. 

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