MOSCOW, Oct 26 British Foreign Secretary James Cleverley urged football fans to respect refer to Qatar, which will host the World Cup this year. Earlier, the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, at the opening of the new session of the Majlis ash-Shura (the emirate's legislative assembly) complained about the «unprecedented critical campaign» against Qatar because of the World Cup . According to him, at the moment this campaign «is expanding with the use of slander and double standards.»
"This is an Islamic country with a set of norms very different from ours. One thing I would like to ask the football fans: please be respectful of the host country. They are trying to make sure that people can be themselves and enjoy football", Cleverley said on the air of the LBC radio station.
At the same time, the head of the British Foreign Office did not rule out that he would visit this World Cup. Speaking about a possible trip to an Islamic country, Cleverley noted that the World Cup in Qatar will be attended not only by his foreign colleagues, but also by many British citizens, and «the first duty of the Foreign Ministry is to protect British citizens abroad.» Qatar became the first Arab country, qualified to host the World Cup. It will run from November 20 to December 18.