US President Joe Biden will receive the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, at the White House on Monday, January 31, his spokeswoman Jen Psaki announced on Tuesday.
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In particular, during their meeting, it will be a question of “ensure the stability of the international energy supply“, she said in a press release, at a time when Washington and the Europeans are looking for alternatives if Russian gas ever runs out, in the event of an attack by Russia against Ukraine. The Gulf emirate holds huge gas reserves and produces abundant liquefied natural gas (LNG).