DOHA, Oct 28 Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the German Ambassador to Doha, Claudius Fischbach and handed him a note of protest over a statement by the German Interior Minister criticizing the granting of the right to host the World Cup to Qatar, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Twitter on Friday. World Cup for the failure of this country to respect human rights. «We reject the statements of the German Minister of the Interior regarding the hosting of the World Cup by the State of Qatar, they are reprehensible and provocative towards the Qatari people. It is unacceptable for politicians to express positions for domestic consumption that affect relations of their countries with other countries,» said the official representative of the Foreign Ministry of Kata Ra Majid al-Ansari. According to him, such statements before the minister’s visit to Qatar next week are “a violation of diplomatic norms and traditions, especially in the light of friendly relations between Qatar and Germany.” “Qatar is ready to become a place of interaction between civilizations with the help of the World Cup and strengthening mutual understanding between peoples on the basis of mutual respect,” said al-Ansari. Qatar became the first Arab country to receive the right to host the World Cup. Speaking to the country's legislative council this week, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar said the country continues to face unprecedented double standard criticism for its World Cup title, despite being less than a month away from the World Cup.
