people signing on the Huge painting of Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin hamad al Thani to show there solidarity with the leadership in this hour of crisis on Monday in Al Gharafa. Pic: Abdul Basit
PARIS: France said on Monday the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, would travel to France at the end of the summer, as the Gulf country remains embroiled in a dispute with several other Arab states.
President Emmanuel Macron spoke to the Emir by telephone on Monday to discuss the situation in the region, the president’s office said in a statement.
“During this telephone exchange, the Emir said that in view of the situation, he expected to come to France at the end of summer,” the statement added.
Diplomatic sources had said earlier that Emir was expected to visit France in the coming weeks.
(Reporting by Michel Rose and John Irish; Editing by Catherine Evans)
