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Qatar to cooperate with Morocco in security issue of 2022 FIFA WC

Published : 22 Feb 2020, 00:02

  DF-Xinhua Report
Photo taken on Feb. 16, 2020 shows the inner view of the Lusail Stadium, one of the 2022 FIFA World Cup stadiums, in Lusail, Qatar. Photo by Nikku/Xinhua.

Morocco has renewed its support to Qatar with human and logistical resources in the security of the 2022 football World Cup, said on Friday a statement by the Moroccan Interior ministry.

Several working sessions were held between the Minister of the Interior, the Commander of the Moroccan Gendarmerie and the director general of national security, with a high-level Qatari delegation to examine ways of cooperation in securing Qatar's hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the statement said.

The North African country has expressed its willingness to place the experience accumulated by its security services available to the Qatar, according to a common global vision aimed at consolidating efforts, sharing expertise and strengthening security cooperation between the two countries, the statement added.