The Ambassadors Table. Lunch-debate with Khalid Bin Rashid AL MANSOURI, Ambassador of Qatar to France
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We welcome today to our Table of Ambassadors, Khalid Bin Rashid AL MANSOURI, Ambassador of Qatar to France. On the program of debates: outlook for an exit from the crisis, relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and with the major powers of the region.
The Table of Ambassadors is a monthly meeting organized by Ifri, allowing foreign Ambassadors in France to talk to economic and political decision-makers about the current situation in their country.
Debate chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, Executive President of Ifri.
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