Aide to Russian President to QNA: Qatar Showed Capability of Organizing Events of Any Level

Doha, December 09 (QNA) HE Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin stressed that the State of Qatar showed the world its capability of organizing events of any level, given its impressive success in organizing the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, starting from the opening ceremony reaching the first rounds of the tournament, expecting that Qatar's next level will be hosting other sporting events, such as the Olympic Games or World University Games (the Universiade). In his exclusive remarks to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Levitin said: "The legacy of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is Qatar's biggest gain of hosting the World Cup," pointing out that the facilities and infrastructure established for the tournament will be used to serve the local community, the tourists who will flock on Qatar after the tournament, and all those who want to get involved with sports. HE Aide to the President of the Russian Federation congratulated Qatar for its success in organizing the World Cup saying: "The beginning of the world cup was extremely successful because most of the footballers are here and a lot of people were here for the opening match and the opening ceremony, which in my point of view was perfect." "The atmosphere is mainly football and being in the stadium the whole day is like a big, united family. We saw very nice pictures from the opening ceremony. Everything was strictly related to the Middle East taking into the fact that this is the first World Cup in the Arab world which will be very good publicity for the Arab countries," he added. Regarding the criticism that Qatar faced before and during its organization of the tournament, Levitin said to (QNA) that during Russia's hosting of the 2018 World Cup, they faced the same campaigns as Qatar and that both countries were criticized that they cannot fulfill the FIFA requirements. "I am pretty sure that Russia and Qatar showed the world their real face by providing a high level of attention to all the people coming to the host country, to provide them with security and what is most important to create the atmosphere of the festival," His Excellency added. Regarding the Qatar-Russia relations, he stressed that the relations between both countries are based on trust and friendship, saying that both countries are two major gas providers and have common tasks of technological and ecological development. His Excellency added that both countries support the idea of providing sustainable global economy development and that both countries have all the space to develop their bilateral relations. (QNA)