Doha - HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani said that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 helped accelerate the pace of implementing the state\'s project related to Qatar National Vision 2030, adding that it also made a number of different political and economic achievements.

His Excellency spoke to Qatar TV today and said that the State of Qatar, after winning the right to host the World Cup in 2010, saw some mix up the number of investments related to the event. His Excellency said that the infrastructure projects established by the state for the World Cup were part of Qatar National Vision 2030, and that the competition made a vital contribution in speeding up the completion of these projects. His Excellency noted that measuring the benefit from these projects is measured by the size of investments related directly to the competition or the state generally.

His Excellency said that these projects were going to be implemented regardless of the competition, adding that the state\'s success as a result of hosting the World Cup outachieved the success of the competition itself.

His Excellency said that the competition played a big role in familiarizing people with the State of Qatar, the small Arab and Muslim country that managed to achieve this level of success. His Excellency said that the success was thanks to Allah Almighty and the support of all citizens and residents who set an example to supporting the competition and opened up their homes for the countries guest to help them get to know the country that was not well known before then.

His Excellency said that the State of Qatar will bear the fruit of hosting the World Cup in the coming years.

He pointed out that opinion polls in magazines and international websites have proven this success achieved by Qatar in hosting the tournament, noting that the opinion polls proved that the tournament in Qatar achieved the highest viewership and the highest success rate recognized by the whole world.

His Excellency also pointed out that The Economist magazine prepared a report on the economic and financial benefits of countries from hosting the World Cup, in which it said that no country hosted the competition for financial gains, but that what Qatar achieved in terms of economic and tourism growth was only possible by organizing an event of this size.

He referred to the assurances of HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani prior to the tournament, that the State of Qatar, which was subjected to these attacks because of hosting the World Cup, will prove to all, with the efforts of its citizens and residents, how it has an open and hospitable people, adding that it was something clear to everyone during the competition.

His Excellency highlighted that hosting the World Cup was a starting point and not the final destination, adding that there are big and ambitious plans in line with the directives of HH the Amir, particularly in terms of economic openness and in tourism.
In this context, His Excellency referred to some indicators that reflect the great results of hosting the World Cup, noting that the State of Qatar welcomed 730 thousand tourists in the first two months of 2023, which was a number that took a whole year to achieve before the World Cup.

His Excellency said that the numbers keep increasing with March seeing a large number of tourists, noting that it was one of the main pillars of the country\'s future plans.

HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs noted that the goal of the State of Qatar is not only to host the World Cup and sporting events, but also to host various other international events, whether diplomatic or mediation, or economic events, international conferences, and others, noting that Qatar has accumulated great experience over the years at this level.

His Excellency said that the World Cup was the biggest sporting event hosted by the state and achieved a success the state will build upon other successes, including hosting other competitions.


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