European Council President Charles Michel will hold talks with major gas producer Qatar on Europe’s energy crisis during a visit to Doha this week, a Qatari government official said on Sunday.Michel is expected to visit Qatar on Tuesday, according to his official schedule.
European governments have been seeking alternatives to gas from main supplier Russia since Moscow ordered troops into Ukraine in late February, with Europe’s power costs surging as Russian flows dropped.
State-owned QatarEnergy, one of the world’s top natural gas exporters, has been negotiating with several European buyers for months, but no new deals have been announced.”Charles Michel will meet several high-level officials to discuss and review regional and international issues including the Russia-Ukraine crisis, energy crisis.—Arab news
