Editing Foreign relations of Qatar (section)

=== Asia ===
{{see also|2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis}}
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|{{flag|Afghanistan}}||<!--Date started-->||

During the waning years of [[Operation Enduring Freedom]] in 2010 the United States and the [[Taliban]] initiated exploratory talks in regards to ending the conflict in Afghanistan after the latter announced its intention to open an office in Doha. Though they were halted later amid Taliban accusations of malfeasance by the United States.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harooni|first=Mirwais |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-usa-talks-idUSBRE92902B20130310|title=Afghanistan's Karzai blasts U.S., marring Hagel visit|work=Reuters|date=10 March 2013|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>

In December 2011, Afghanistan recalled their envoy from Qatar in protest of the newly opened Taliban office. An Afghan government official later claimed that Qatar had not consulted with them prior to the inauguration of the office.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/12/20111214154823662303.html|title=Afghanistan recalls envoy from Qatar|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=15 December 2011|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Armenia}}||<!--Date started-->5 November 1997||

{{See also|Armenians in Qatar}}
Both countries established diplomatic relations on 5 November 1997. Approximately 5,500 Armenians live in Qatar, mostly in the capital Doha.
* Armenia has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Yerevan]].
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|{{flag|Azerbaijan}}||14 September 1994||

Azerbaijan and Qatar signed an agreement to start diplomatic relations on 14 September 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://baku.embassy.qa/en/azerbaijan/qatar-azerbaijan-relations|title=Qatar-Azerbaijan Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Baku|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* Azerbaijan has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Baku]].
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|{{flag|Bahrain}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Bahrain-Qatar relations]]

Both had a dispute over ownership of the [[Hawar Islands]] and the [[maritime boundary]] which was solved by the [[International Court of Justice]] (ICJ) in [[The Hague]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/files/87/7027.pdf|title=Case Concerning Maritime Delimitation and Territorial Questions between Qatar and Bahrain|work=[[International Court of Justice]]|date=16 March 2001|page=81|access-date=19 September 2011|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225074900/https://www.icj-cij.org/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 5 March 2014, Bahrain withdrew its ambassadors from Qatar to protest Qatar's non-compliance with a November 2013 agreement not to "interfere" in countries' internal affairs.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-qatar-ambassadors-idUSBREA2413N20140305|title=Three Gulf Arab states recall envoys in rift with Qatar|last=Angus McDowall and Amena Bakr|date=5 March 2014|work=[[Reuters]]|access-date=5 March 2014}}</ref> The widely accepted cause for this move was Qatar's alleged support for the organization, the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/05/arab-states-qatar-withdraw-ambassadors-protest|title = Arab states withdraw ambassadors from Qatar in protest at 'interference'|last = Black|first = Ian|date = 5 March 2014|work = The Guardian|access-date = 25 June 2014}}</ref> On 5 June 2017, Bahrain, along with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, announced that it would [[Qatar diplomatic crisis|cut ties]] with Qatar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/gulf/2017/06/05/Bahrain-announces-it-is-cutting-ties-with-Qatar.html|title=Bahrain announces it is cutting ties with Qatar|date=5 June 2017|publisher=Al Arabiya|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> As of September 2023, all four countries had restored diplomatic ties with Qatar.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bahrain and Qatar Restore Diplomatic Ties |url=https://www.state.gov/bahrain-and-qatar-restore-diplomatic-ties/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Egypt and Qatar have 'agreed to resume diplomatic relations' |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/20/egypt-and-qatar-agree-to-resume-diplomatic-relations |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatar appoints ambassador to UAE after years-long rift |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/qatar-appoints-ambassador-to-uae-after-years-long-rift/2952692 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-01-04 |title=Qatar crisis: Saudi Arabia and allies restore diplomatic ties with emirate |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55538792 |access-date=2023-09-07}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Bangladesh}}||25 January 1978||See [[Bangladesh–Qatar relations]]

On 25 January 1978, an agreement on the commencement of diplomatic relations was signed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dhaka.embassy.qa/en/bangladesh/qatar--bangladesh-relations|title=Qatar- Bangladesh Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Dhaka|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526125428/http://dhaka.embassy.qa/en/bangladesh/qatar--bangladesh-relations|url-status=dead}}</ref> Approximately 123,000 Bangladeshi expatriates were working in Qatar in 2015, mainly in the construction sector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/36058/2016-03-04|title=Qatar to recruit Bangladeshis|publisher=The Independent Bangladesh|date=4 March 2016|access-date=9 September 2017}}</ref> In June 2017, Bangladesh signed an agreement with Qatari company Qatargas, today [[QatarEnergy LNG]], to receive 2.5 million tonnes of [[liquefied natural gas|LNG]] annually for the following 15 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/govt-finalises-deal-on-import-of-qatar-lng/|title=Govt finalises deal on import of Qatar LNG|publisher=Hellenic Shipping News|date=26 June 2017|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-date=10 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910133636/http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/govt-finalises-deal-on-import-of-qatar-lng/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Brunei}}||2 October 1991||See [[Brunei–Qatar relations]]

Relations between the two countries were established on 2 October 1991.<ref name="bq">{{cite web|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/84-qatar |title=Brunei-Qatar Relations |publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Brunei)]] |access-date=24 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227121131/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/bilateral-relations/item/84-qatar |archive-date=27 February 2014 |df=dmy }}</ref> 
*Brunei has an embassy in Doha. 
*Qatar has an embassy in [[Bandar Seri Begawan]].
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|{{flag|China}}||<!--Date started-->July 1988||See [[China–Qatar relations]]

China and Qatar formed relations in July 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beijing.embassy.qa/en/china/qatar--china-relations|title=Qatar- China Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Beijing|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref> Emir Tamim bin Hamad made his first visit to China in November 2014. While there, he signed a number of accords with the Chinese leader [[Xi Jinping]], one of which entailed the formation of a China-Qatar Strategic Partnership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/t1207490.shtml|title=Xi Jinping Holds Talks with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar and Two Heads of State Together Announce to Establish China-Qatar Strategic Partnership|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|date=3 November 2014|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>
*China has an embassy in Doha.
*Qatar has an embassy in [[Beijing]] and a consulate-general in [[Guangzhou]].
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|{{flag|Georgia}}||16 March 1993||

Both countries formed diplomatic relations on 16 March 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tbilisi.embassy.qa/en/georgia/qatar-georgia-relations|title=Qatar-Georgia Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Tbilisi|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=6 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606133105/http://tbilisi.embassy.qa/en/georgia/qatar-georgia-relations|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Georgia has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Tbilisi]].
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|{{flag|India}}||1973||See [[India–Qatar relations]]

[[File:PM Modi with the Emir of Qatar (27051880474).jpg|thumb|Indian Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] with Emir [[Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani]] in Doha, June 2016]]
India and Qatar began bilateral relations in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diplomacybeyond.com/articles/qatar-celebrates-indian-independence-anniversary/|title=Qatar Celebrates Indian Independence Anniversary|publisher=Diplomacy & Beyond|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> Both countries signed a maritime defence agreement and an information-sharing agreement in November 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/india-signs-defence-pact-with-qatar/article1373759.ece|title=India signs defence pact with Qatar|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Sandeep Dikshit|date=11 November 2008|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> As part of these agreements, the inaugural India-Qatar Joint Committee on Defence Co-operation meeting was hosted in the Qatari capital Doha in 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publications/indian-ocean/29-indian-ocean-swa/1356-qatar-and-india-continue-to-strengthen-military-ties.html|title=Qatar and India Continue To Strengthen Military Ties|publisher=Future Directions International|date=2 October 2013|access-date=2 January 2016|archive-date=24 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924020224/http://www.futuredirections.org.au/publications/indian-ocean/29-indian-ocean-swa/1356-qatar-and-india-continue-to-strengthen-military-ties.html|url-status=usurped}}</ref>
*India has an embassy in Doha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianembassyqatar.gov.in/pages?id=eyJpdiI6IkJ3QXoxMFNxcXNGUmhsRSsyQjVaWXc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiRWI4Umd3bW5YVHdtK0V3cFpBYm5NQT09IiwibWFjIjoiODI5MzQzZDk2MTZmZDM5YWUxOTQ5ZmIzZjdiNzc2N2RjNWViOWE2ZWI3Y2E0MTU2MGU0ZGZjNWYyMTE2Zjg4NyJ9&subid=eyJpdiI6IjY3U1wvbHg2T3EyeFRwbEtuSTNmTXpBPT0iLCJ2YWx1ZSI6InduRnV3aUtheTJJalhUNnNJOFRPK2c9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjAxYzhiYWUwNDExMWJhMTg0ZjUxYmJkYzlkNTMwYWI0MzI3ZGYxYTM5NzkxYmM2YWE1Y2Q5YmU1NTVjMmYyMTgifQ==|title=Indian Embassy - Doha|publisher=Indian Embassy in Doha|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
*Qatar has an embassy in [[New Delhi]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://new-delhi.embassy.qa/en/the-embassy/about-us|title=About us|publisher=Qatari Embassy in New Delhi|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> and a consulate-general in [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mumbai.consulate.qa/en/the-embassy|title=About us|publisher=Qatari Consulate-General in Mumbai|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Indonesia}}||1976||See [[Indonesia–Qatar relations]]

Indonesia and Qatar established bilateral relations in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jakarta.embassy.qa/en/indonesia/qatar---indonesia-relations|title=Qatar - Indonesia Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Jakarta|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> The two countries have signed a number of [[memorandum of understanding|memorandums of understanding]] in the fields of air transport, tourism, and agriculture.<ref>{{cite web| title=Meningkatkan Totalitas Diplomasi RI - Qatar| author=KBRI Doha| date=22 April 2012| url=http://www.tabloiddiplomasi.org/previous-isuue/170-april-2012/1394-kbri-doha-meningkatkan-totalitas-diplomasi-ri-qatar-.html| publisher=Tabloid Diplomasi| language=id| access-date=19 May 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629043228/http://www.tabloiddiplomasi.org/previous-isuue/170-april-2012/1394-kbri-doha-meningkatkan-totalitas-diplomasi-ri-qatar-.html| archive-date=29 June 2015| url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Indonesia has an embassy in Doha.
*Qatar has an embassy in [[Jakarta]].
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|{{flag|Iran}}||October 1971||See [[Iran–Qatar relations]]

Qatar and Iran signed an agreement on setting up diplomatic relations in October 1971, only one month after Qatar gained its independence.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tehran.embassy.qa/en/iran/qatar-iran-relations|title=Qatar-Iran Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Tehran|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=26 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526124940/http://tehran.embassy.qa/en/iran/qatar-iran-relations|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two countries have close ties. Both are members of OPEC, the Non-Aligned Movement, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference. Unlike fellow GCC member states Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Qatar generally refrains from criticizing Iran's domestic and foreign activities. Qatar has also held several high-level meetings with Iranian officials to discuss security and economic agreements.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://www.irantracker.org/foreign-relations/qatar-iran-foreign-relations|title = Qatar-Iran Foreign Relations|date = 22 July 2011|access-date = 25 June 2011|website = AEI Iran Tracker|publisher = American Enterprise Institute|last1 = Fulton|first1 = Will|last2 = Farrar-Wellman|first2 = Ariel|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161210123642/http://www.irantracker.org/foreign-relations/qatar-iran-foreign-relations|archive-date = 10 December 2016|url-status = dead}}</ref> They jointly control the world's largest gas field.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northfield-qatar-idUSTRE66P1VV20100726|title = Factbox: Qatar, Iran share world's biggest gas field|date = 26 July 2010|work = Reuters|access-date = 25 June 2015}}</ref> In addition to ties in the oil and natural gas arena, Iran and Qatar also cooperate in the shipping sector.<ref name=":1" />

In January 2016, as a result of the [[2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran|attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran]] by Iranian protesters, Qatar recalled its ambassador to Tehran and denounced the attack.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-iran-qatar/qatar-recalls-envoy-to-iran-after-attacks-on-saudi-missions-state-news-idUSKBN0UK23Z20160106|title=Qatar recalls envoy to Iran after attacks on Saudi missions: State News|work=Reuters|date=6 January 2016|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref> On 23 August 2017, Qatar announced it would return its ambassador to Iran.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gulf-qatar-iran/qatar-says-its-ambassador-to-return-to-iran-foreign-ministry-idUSKCN1B32J6|title=Qatar says its ambassador to return to Iran: foreign ministry|work=Reuters|date=23 August 2017|access-date=2 September 2017}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Iraq}}||<!--Date started-->||
Following the 1990–91 [[Gulf War]], in which Qatar and Iraq were on opposing sides, Qatar closed their embassy in Baghdad. Relations gradually improved between the two countries in the late 1990s.<ref name="mango"/> Qatar reopened its embassy for the first time twenty-five years in mid-2015,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/09/iraq-recalls-charge-qatar-conference-150908113649718.html|title=Iraq recalls charge d'affaires to Qatar over conference|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=9 September 2015|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> and in September 2015, appointed its ambassador to Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/world/middle-east/qatar-appoints-first-ambassador-to-iraq-in-25-years--media|title=Qatar appoints first ambassador to Iraq in 25 years -media|publisher=The National|date=11 September 2015|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> In June 2023, during a state visit to [[Baghdad]], Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Iraqi Prime Minister [[Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani|Mohammed Shia al-Sudani]] and pledged to make a $ 5 billion investment in Iraq.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qarjouli |first=Asmahan |date=2023-06-15 |title=Qatar's amir lands in Baghdad for official state visit |url=https://dohanews.co/qatars-amir-lands-in-baghdad-for-official-state-visit/ |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Doha News {{!}} Qatar |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatar to invest $5 billion in Iraq over coming years |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/qatar-invest-5-bln-iraq-over-coming-years-2023-06-15/ |access-date=27 March 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatari companies partner with Iraq on $9.5bn worth of projects |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/18/qatari-companies-partner-with-iraq-on-9-5bn-worth-of-projects |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

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|{{flag|Israel}}||<!--Date started-->'''(Relations severed 2009)'''||See [[Israel–Qatar relations]]

Qatar established trade relations with the State of Israel in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.matthewmachowski.com/2011/05/qatar-israel-relations.html|title=ARABICA: Qatar-Israel Relations: A Historical Overview|publisher=Matthewmachowski.com|date=19 May 2011|access-date=19 September 2011|archive-date=22 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222023004/http://www.matthewmachowski.com/2011/05/qatar-israel-relations.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Despite Qatar's alleged support of Hamas, Israeli leaders have maintained direct contact with the emirate. In January 2007, in his last months as vice premier, Shimon Peres paid a high-profile visit to the capital city of Doha.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/29/AR2007012901473.html|title=Israeli Deputy PM Visits Qatar|newspaper=Washington Post|author=Jim Krane|date=29 January 2007|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref> Peres also visited Qatar in 1996, when he launched the new Israeli trade bureau there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/art.php?aid=57846|title=Peres on rare trip to Qatar (journal article)|publisher=[[University College Cork]]|date=30 January 2007|access-date=19 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130926231436/http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/art.php?aid=57846|archive-date=26 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The bureau was closed in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/AboutTheMinistry/Pages/Israel-s%20Diplomatic%20Missions%20Abroad.aspx|title=Israel's Diplomatic Missions Abroad: Status of relations|publisher=Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>

In 2010, Qatar twice offered to restore trade relations with Israel and allow the reinstatement of the Israeli mission in [[Doha]], on condition that Israel allow Qatar to send materials and money to Gaza for its infrastructure, and that Israel make a public statement expressing appreciation for Qatar's efforts. Israel refused on the grounds that Qatari materials could be used by Hamas against Israel, and that Israel did not want to get involved in the competition between Qatar and [[Foreign relations of Egypt|Egypt]] over mediation.<ref>{{cite news|author=Haaretz Editorial|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/a-shameful-rejection-1.291142|title=A shameful rejection|work=Haaretz|access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Ravid |first=Barak |url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/israel-rejects-qatar-bid-to-restore-diplomatic-ties-1.290866|title=Israel rejects Qatar bid to restore diplomatic ties|work=Haaretz|date=18 May 2010|access-date=13 October 2013}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Japan}}||<!--Date started-->1972||See [[Japan–Qatar relations]]

Diplomatic relations between Qatar and Japan were established in 1972. The two countries share strong economic ties, with Japan being Qatar's foremost trading partner, and Qatar ranking as Japan's sixth most significant import partner in 2016. Japan has an embassy in [[Doha]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qa.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html|title=Embassy of Japan in the State of Qatar|website=www.qa.emb-japan.go.jp|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033415/http://www.qa.emb-japan.go.jp/itprtop_en/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tokyo.embassy.qa/en|title=Qatar Embassy in Tokyo - Japan|website=tokyo.embassy.qa}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/middle_e/qatar/data.html|title=Japan-Qatar Relations (Basic Data)|website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qa.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/ecnomic.html|title=Economic Relations : Embassy of Japan in the State of Qatar|website=www.qa.emb-japan.go.jp|access-date=22 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041805/http://www.qa.emb-japan.go.jp/itpr_en/ecnomic.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Jordan}}||1972||See [[Jordan–Qatar relations]]

Qatar and Jordan had turbulent relations since the 2000s. Authorities in Qatar arrested and tried a Jordanian journalist working for [[Qatar TV]] named Firas Majali on charges of espionage in February 2002 and in August 2002, Jordan closed [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]]'s [[Amman]] bureau over a segment deemed insulting towards its ruling family.<ref name ="rsf">{{cite web|url=https://rsf.org/en/news/reporters-without-borders-asks-pardon-jordanian-journalist-sentenced-death|title=Reporters Without Borders asks for pardon for a Jordanian journalist sentenced to death|publisher=Reporters Without Borders|date=22 February 2003|access-date=16 September 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917080056/https://rsf.org/en/news/reporters-without-borders-asks-pardon-jordanian-journalist-sentenced-death|url-status=dead}}</ref> Additionally, Jordan recalled its ambassador to Doha that month. A Qatari court sentenced Firas Majali to death in October 2002,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2003-02-25/qatar-upholds-death-sentence-for-jordan-reporter/2690512|title=Qatar upholds death sentence for Jordan reporter|publisher=ABC|date=24 February 2003|access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref> but in March 2003, the Qatari emir granted Majali a pardon after meeting with [[King Abdullah II of Jordan]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/qatar-pardons-jordanian-journalist/|title=Qatar Pardons Jordanian Journalist|magazine=Editor & Publisher|date=13 March 2003|access-date=24 December 2017|archive-date=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225144950/https://www.editorandpublisher.com/news/qatar-pardons-jordanian-journalist/|url-status=dead}}</ref> This prompted Jordan to reinstate Al Jazeera's Amman bureau that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2004/03/2008410135457789760.html|title=Qatar's Amir to visit Jordan|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=10 March 2004|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>

On June 6, 2017, one day after the beginning of the [[2017 Qatari diplomatic crisis]], Jordan announced that it would be cutting back ties with Qatar in solidarity with the blockading countries as well as shuttering the Al Jazeera bureau based there.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/jordan-downgrades-ties-qatar-170606212813381.html|title=Jordan downgrades ties with Qatar|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=6 June 2017|access-date=16 September 2017}}</ref>

Bilateral trade between Qatar and Jordan improved by the end of the third quarter of 2019, with the number of joint Qatari-Jordanian companies established in the Qatari market exceeding 1,700 as compared to 1,550 firms at the end of 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jordantimes.com/news/local/qatar-chamber-amman-delegation-explore-furthering-bilateral-trade|title=Qatar Chamber, Amman delegation explore furthering bilateral trade|date=27 October 2019|publisher=The Jordan Times|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Kazakhstan}}||<!--Date started-->July 1993||See [[Kazakhstan–Qatar relations]]

Kazakhstan and Qatar signed an official agreement formalizing diplomatic relations in July 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mfa.gov.kz/en/content-view/sotrudnichestvo-respubliki-kazakhstan-s-gosudarstvom-katar|title=Kazakhstan - Qatar|publisher=The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kazakhstan)|access-date=31 May 2018}}</ref>
*Kazakhstan has an embassy in Doha.
*Qatar has an embassy in [[Astana]].
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|{{flag|Kuwait}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Kuwait–Qatar relations]]

In 1990, at the beginning of the [[Gulf War]], Qatar was among the Arab countries to condemn Iraq's occupation of Kuwait. It also pledged military support to Kuwait.<ref name="mango">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=43eIOrvNs7cC&pg=PA1877|title=Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: N to S|author1=Edmund Jan Osmańczyk |author2=Anthony Mango |location=New York|publisher=Routledge|year=2003|page=1877|isbn=9780415939232}}</ref> Qatari soldiers participated in the [[Battle of Khafji]], the first major ground engagement in the Gulf War.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/inatl/longterm/fogofwar/archive/post013191_2.htm|title=Saudi Town Reclaimed|author1=Caryle Murphy |author2=Guy Gugliotta |newspaper=Washington Post|date=1 February 1991|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>

Amir [[Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah|Sabah Al-Sabah]] was recognized as chief mediator of the [[2017 Qatari diplomatic crisis]]. Kuwait's neutrality and good relations with both parties were the main reasons behind its status as mediator.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2017/06/gcc-qatar-crisis-kuwait-role-mediator-iran.html|title=Stakes high for Kuwait as mediator in Qatar crisis|author=Giorgio Cafiero|publisher=Al Monitor|date=27 June 2017|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}||3 March 1998||

Officially, diplomatic relations between the two countries started on 3 March 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bishkek.embassy.qa/en/kyrgyzstan/qatar--kyrgyzstan-relations|title=Qatar-Kyrgyzstan Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Bishkek|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=29 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529073655/http://bishkek.embassy.qa/en/kyrgyzstan/qatar--kyrgyzstan-relations|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Kyrgyzstan has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Bishkek]].
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|{{flag|Laos}}||3 February 2005||

Diplomatic exchange between Qatar and Laos commenced on 3 February 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://annx.asianews.network/content/two-new-foreign-ambassadors-appointed-laos-60515|title=Two new foreign ambassadors appointed to Laos|publisher=Vientiane Times|date=9 November 2017|access-date=9 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Lebanon}}||<!--Date started-->||

Qatar mediated negotiations between leading Lebanese political parties in 2008 during the backdrop of the [[2006–08 Lebanese protests]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/17/AR2008051702334.html|title=Lebanese Political Leaders Meet in Qatar to Resolve Stalemate|newspaper=Washington Post|author=Alia Ibrahim|date=18 May 2008|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref> The [[Doha Agreement (2008)|Doha Agreement]] was signed by all parties in May after five days of negotiations, resolving the crisis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7411835.stm|title=Lebanon rivals agree crisis deal|publisher=BBC|date=21 May 2008|access-date=11 September 2015}}</ref>

In 2010, the Qatari emir became the first Arab leader to tour South Lebanon and view the various projects it funded following the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref name="lb1"/> Qatar contributed $3mn in funding to the restoration of Lebanon following the war, and financed the reconstruction of over 12,000 residential units and a number of buildings in 195 villages in southern Lebanon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfhsp.org/en/posts/2104/|title=The New Axis of Dissent: The Qatari Money, and Turkey & Iran as the Two Largest Representatives of Islam|publisher=Gulf House for Studies and Publishing|author=Adel Marzooq|date=15 August 2017|access-date=2 September 2017|archive-date=6 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006032019/http://gulfhsp.org/en/posts/2104/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The emir visited a hospital in [[Bint Jbeil]] and a nearby mosque and church which he funded the reconstruction of, while being accompanied by Lebanon's President [[Michel Sleiman]] and Prime Minister [[Saad al-Hariri]].<ref name="lb1">{{cite web|url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/07/201073114135291407.html|title=Emir of Qatar tours south Lebanon|work=Al Jazeera|date=31 July 2010|access-date=19 September 2011}}</ref>

In January 2019, the Qatari government pledged to invest in Lebanon by purchasing government bonds worth $500 million in order to improve Lebanon's economic situation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/qatar-muscles-in-on-saudi-arabia-with-lebanon-investment-11548077269|title=Qatar Muscles in on Saudi Arabia With Lebanon Investment|work=The Wall Street Journal|date=21 January 2019|access-date=21 January 2019}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Malaysia}}||1974||See [[Malaysia–Qatar relations]]

The two countries formalized diplomatic relations in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kuala-lumpur.embassy.qa/en/the-embassy/overview|title=Overview|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Kuala Lumpur|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
*Malaysia has an embassy in Doha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kln.gov.my/web/qat_doha/home|title=Official Website of Embassy of Malaysia, Doha|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Malaysia]]|access-date=16 January 2014}}</ref>
*Qatar has an embassy in [[Kuala Lumpur]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://embassyvietnam.org/embassy-of-qatar-in-kuala-lumpur|title=Embassy of Qatar in Kuala Lumpur|publisher=Embassy Vietnam|access-date=16 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116113249/http://embassyvietnam.org/embassy-of-qatar-in-kuala-lumpur|archive-date=16 January 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Maldives}}||26 May 1984||

The two countries initiated relations on 26 May 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.foreign.gov.mv/v2/en/foreign-relations/bilateral-relations/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912081607/http://www.foreign.gov.mv/v2/en/foreign-relations/bilateral-relations/|title=Bilateral Relations|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Maldives)|archive-date=12 September 2015}}</ref> On 5 June 2017, in [[Qatar diplomatic crisis|solidarity with]] Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt, Maldives decided to sever ties with Qatar.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/maldives-joins-4-other-nations-in-cutting-ties-with-qatar/|title=Maldives joins 4 other nations in cutting ties with Qatar|newspaper=The Seattle Times|date=5 June 2017|access-date=8 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Myanmar}}||26 December 2005||

Both countries have had diplomatic relations since 26 December 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://naypyidaw.embassy.qa/en/myanmar/qatar-myanmar-relations|title=Qatar-Myanmar Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Naypidaw|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=2 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602154227/http://naypyidaw.embassy.qa/en/myanmar/qatar-myanmar-relations|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Yangon]].
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|{{flag|Mongolia}}||21 January 1998||

The inception of Mongolia–Qatar relations dates back to 21 January 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.mn/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Diplist-20150226-finish-4.pdf|title=Diplomatic and Consular List|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mongolia)|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-date=13 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160713100335/http://www.mfa.gov.mn/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Diplist-20150226-finish-4.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Qatar donated $10 million to Mongolia for its Millennium Road Project in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanfrancisco.consul.mn/eng/index.php?moduls=101&id=492|title=Mongolia and Qatar wish to boost economic ties|publisher=Consulate General of Mongolia in San Francisco|access-date=3 June 2018|archive-date=9 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009052655/http://www.sanfrancisco.consul.mn/eng/index.php?moduls=101&id=492|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In February 2020, Qatar and Mongolia signed a memorandum of understanding to establish political consultations between the foreign affairs ministries of both the countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/03/02/2020/Qatar,-Mongolia-hold-first-round-of-political-consultations-in-Doha|title=Qatar, Mongolia hold first round of political consultations in Doha|date=3 February 2020 |access-date=3 February 2020|publisher=The Peninsula}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Nepal}}||21 January 1977||

Diplomatic relations were inaugurated on 21 January 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qa.nepalembassy.gov.np/bilateral-relations/|title=Bilateral relations|publisher=Nepali Embassy in Qatar|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> The Nepali ambassador to Qatar, Maya Kumari Sharma, described the emirate as an "open jail" in reference to the working conditions of migrant Nepali laborers.<ref name=Guardian20130925>{{cite news|last=Pattisson|first=Pete|title=Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/25/revealed-qatars-world-cup-slaves|access-date=26 September 2013|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 September 2013|quote=So entrenched is this exploitation that the Nepalese ambassador to Qatar, Maya Kumari Sharma, recently described the emirate as an "open jail".}}</ref>
*Nepal has an embassy in Doha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kathmandu.embassy.qa/en/the-embassy/about-us|title=About us|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Kathmandu|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
*Qatar has an embassy in [[Kathmandu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qa.nepalembassy.gov.np/introduction/|title=Introduction|publisher=Nepali Embassy in Qatar|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|North Korea}}||11 January 1993||

Qatar and North Korea formed diplomatic links on 11 January 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf|title=DPRK Diplomatic Relations|author1=Daniel Wertz|author2=JJ Oh|author3=Kim Insung|publisher=The National Committee on North Korea|date=August 2016|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=9 October 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/https://www.ncnk.org/sites/default/files/issue-briefs/DPRK_Diplo_Relations_August2016.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Oman}}||1970||See [[Oman–Qatar relations]]

Formal diplomatic relations date back to 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muscat.embassy.qa/en/the-embassy/about-us|title=About us|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Muscat|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=10 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181210105034/http://muscat.embassy.qa/en/the-embassy/about-us|url-status=dead}}</ref> Oman helped facilitate shipping to Qatar after several Arab countries cut sea routes to Qatar during the [[2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis]]. Following the onset of the crisis in June 2017, most Qatari-destined goods flowed through the [[Port of Salalah]] and [[SOHAR Port and Freezone|Sohar Port]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/qatar-begins-shipping-cargo-through-oman-to-bypass-gulf-rift-1.20540762|title=Qatar begins shipping cargo through Oman to bypass Gulf rift|newspaper=Times Colonist|author1=Malak Harb |author2=Jon Gambrell |date=12 June 2017|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903162050/http://www.timescolonist.com/qatar-begins-shipping-cargo-through-oman-to-bypass-gulf-rift-1.20540762|archive-date=3 September 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Two direct shipping lines between the aforementioned ports and Qatar's [[Hamad Port]] were launched the same month.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/story/554414/More-ships-dock-at-Hamad-Port|title=More ships dock at Hamad Port|newspaper=Gulf Times|date=24 June 2017|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref> When [[Qatar Airways]] was banned from Saudi airspace, Oman stepped in and transported Saudi-based Qataris back to [[Doha]].<ref name="oman1"/> At the official level, Oman remained uninvolved in the dispute, but its status as an alternative transit route has helped Qatar bypass the blockade imposed by its neighbors.<ref name="oman1">{{cite news|url=https://www.economist.com/news/middle-east-and-africa/21727865-other-neighbours-seek-isolate-qatar-oman-lets-vital-supplies-get|title=Oman is benefiting from the standoff over Qatar, for now|newspaper=The Economist|date=2 September 2017|access-date=3 September 2017}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Pakistan}}||1972||See [[Pakistan–Qatar relations]]

Formal diplomatic ties were formed in 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://karachi.consulate.qa/en/the-consulate/about-us|title=About Us|publisher=The Consulate-General of the State of Qatar in Karachi|access-date=3 June 2018}}</ref>
* Pakistan has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Islamabad]] and a consulate-general in [[Karachi]].
Qatar invested $500 million in Pakistan in June 2019 as part of a planned $3 billion investment in the country.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-06-29/qatar-is-said-to-send-first-tranche-of-3-billion-to-pakistan|title=Qatar Sends First Tranche of $3 Billion Payment to Pakistan|work=Bloomberg|date=29 June 2019 |access-date=29 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-qatar-pakistan/qatar-says-it-will-invest-3-billion-in-pakistan-state-news-agency-idUSKCN1TP0T1|title=Qatar will invest $3 billion in Pakistan, state news agency says|work=Reuters|date=24 June 2019|access-date=24 June 2019}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Palestine}}||<!--Date started-->||

* Palestine has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has a representative office in [[Gaza City]].
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|{{flag|Philippines}}||<!--Date started-->5 May 1981||See [[Philippines–Qatar relations]]

The [[Philippines]] and Qatar established diplomatic relations on 5 May 1981.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Embassy|url=http://dohape.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/site-map|publisher=[[Department of Foreign Affairs (Philippines)]]|access-date=8 May 2015|archive-date=18 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518074621/http://dohape.dfa.gov.ph/index.php/site-map|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2014, about 200,000 Filipinos live in Qatar.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Snoj |first1=Jure |title=Population of Qatar by nationality |url=http://www.bqdoha.com/2013/12/population-qatar |publisher=bq Magazine |access-date=8 May 2015 |date=18 December 2013 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150430013526/http://www.bqdoha.com/2013/12/population-qatar |archive-date=30 April 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Saudi Arabia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Saudi Arabia-Qatar relations]] and [[Qatar–Saudi Arabia proxy conflict]]

In September 1992, tensions arose between Qatar and Saudi Arabia when Saudi forces allegedly attacked a Qatari border post, resulting in the death of two Qatari soldiers and the imprisonment of a third.<ref>{{cite book|author=Ami Ayalon|title=Middle East Contemporary Survey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=87hLBZJNkhUC&pg=PA686|publisher=The Moshe Dayan Center|year=1994|volume=16|page=686|isbn=9780813321332}}</ref>

Saudi Arabia withdrew its ambassador from Doha due to some reservations over [[Al Jazeera Media Network|Al Jazeera]] content in 2002.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/03/will-gcc-survive-qatar-saudi-rivalry-201431864034267256.html|title=Will the GCC survive Qatar-Saudi rivalry?|work=Al Jazeera|date=19 March 2014|access-date=5 June 2017|first=Dahlia|last=Kholaif}}</ref> It was not until 2008 that Saudi Arabia reinstated its ambassador to Qatar.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-26447914|title=Gulf ambassadors pulled from Qatar over 'interference'|work=BBC|date=5 March 2014|access-date=1 July 2017}}</ref> On 5 March 2014, Saudi Arabia once again withdrew its ambassador from Qatar, this time to protest Qatar's non-compliance with a November 2013 agreement not to "interfere" in countries' internal affairs.<ref name=":0" /> The widely accepted cause for this move was Qatar's alleged support for the Muslim Brotherhood.<ref name=":2" />

On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia [[2017 Qatar diplomatic crisis|cut diplomatic relations]] with Qatar.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-40155829|title=Four countries cut links with Qatar over 'terrorism' support|date=5 June 2017|work=BBC News|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> The move was followed by a number of other countries in the region and beyond.
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|{{flag|Singapore}}||1984||

Diplomatic ties between the two were created in 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.customstoday.com.pk/singapore-qatar-strengthen-bilateral-ties/|title=Singapore, Qatar strengthen bilateral ties|publisher=Customs Today|date=18 October 2017|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* Singapore has an embassy in Doha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/overseasmission/doha/about_the_embassy.html|title=About The Embassy|publisher=Singaporean Embassy in Doha|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Singapore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://singapore.embassy.qa/|title=Home page|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Singapore|language=ar|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|South Korea}}||April 1974||See [[Qatar–South Korea relations]]

Qatar and South Korea established diplomatic relations in 1974.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://seoul.embassy.qa/en/republic-of-korea/qatar-korea-relations|title=Qatar-Korea Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Seoul|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> On 8 March 2015, Qatari foreign minister [[Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah]] and his South Korean counterpart, [[Yun Byung-se]] signed a memorandum of understanding entailing joint diplomatic training between the Diplomatic Institute of Qatar and the Korea National Diplomatic Academy. Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and South Korean president [[Park Geun-hye]] attended the signing ceremony held in Doha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.kr/ENG/press/pressreleases/index.jsp?menu=m_10_20&sp=/webmodule/htsboard/template/read/engreadboard.jsp%3FtypeID=12%26boardid=302%26seqno=314953|title=ROK and Qatar Conclude an MOU on Cooperation between their Diplomatic Academies|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea|date=8 March 2015|access-date=27 June 2015}}</ref>
*South Korea has an embassy in Doha.
*Qatar has an embassy in [[Seoul]].
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|{{flag|Syria}}||19 January 1972||See [[Qatar–Syria relations]]

* Both countries established diplomatic relations on 19 January 1972.
* Relations were totally cut off between 18 July 2011 and 14 December 2024.
* Qatar has again an embassy in [[Damascus]] since 21 December 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatar reopens embassy in Syrian capital after 13 years |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/qatar-reopens-embassy-in-syrian-capital-after-13-years/3431029 |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref>
* Syria has an embassy in [[Doha]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-01-29 |title=الرئيسية |url=https://syrembassy.com/ |access-date=2025-03-21 |website=سفارة الجمهورية العربية السورية في الدوحة |language=ar}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Thailand}}||<!--Date started-->1980||See [[Qatar–Thailand relations]]

Qatar and Thailand formed relations in 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/media-center/28/68620-Ambassador-of-the-State-of-Qatar-to-Thailand%E2%80%99s-far.html|title=Top Stories : Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Thailand's farewell call on Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand|date=25 July 2016|access-date=9 September 2017|archive-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730171244/http://www.mfa.go.th/main/en/media-center/28/68620-Ambassador-of-the-State-of-Qatar-to-Thailand%25E2%2580%2599s-far.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Their cooperation mainly revolves around tourism and energy.<ref name="diplomat">{{cite magazine|url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/thailands-growing-links-with-qatar/|title=Thailand's Growing Links With Qatar|magazine=The Diplomat|author=Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat|date=25 October 2015|access-date=9 September 2017}}</ref>

In 2019, considering Qatar's advancements in the field of sports, Thailand signed a MoU with Qatar for sports cooperation and exchange.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/sports/1772799/thai-qatari-mou-signed|title=Thai-Qatari MoU signed |access-date=16 October 2019|newspaper=Bangkok Post|date=16 October 2019 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Turkey}}||1973||See [[Qatar–Turkey relations]]

The history of bilateral relations between Qatar and Turkey dates back to the 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/22/02/2018/Qatar,-Turkey-issue-joint-commemorative-stamps|title=Qatar, Turkey issue joint commemorative stamps|publisher=The Peninsula|date=22 February 2018|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> In the 1980s, the two nations began signing bilateral agreements with one another. Relations gained further traction in the 2000s with the signing of a further number of bilateral agreements.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailysabah.com/politics/2014/05/09/turkey-qatar-have-constructive-influence-in-region-says-envoy|title=Turkey, Qatar have constructive influence in region, says envoy|newspaper=Daily Sabah|date=8 May 2014|access-date=30 July 2015}}</ref>

Qatar and Turkey share similar positions on the [[Syrian Civil War]] and the [[Egyptian Crisis (2011–14)|Egyptian Crisis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/05/turkey-qatar-economic-ties-strengthen.html#|title=Turkey, Qatar strengthen economic ties|publisher=Al Monitor|date=9 May 2014|access-date=21 July 2015}}</ref> Their coordination in regional politics has been described as an alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/europe/17524-turkey-and-qatar-look-to-be-building-a-new-alliance|title=Turkey and Qatar look to be building a new alliance|publisher=Middle East Monitor|date=15 March 2015|access-date=21 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721065638/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/articles/europe/17524-turkey-and-qatar-look-to-be-building-a-new-alliance|archive-date=21 July 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 2 December 2015, during a Turkish presidential visit to Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad and [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan|Tayyip Erdoğan]] announced the planned creation of a Turkish military base in Qatar; a first for Turkey in the [[Persian Gulf]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/mena/turkey/turkey-to-establish-military-base-in-qatar-1.1630691|title=Turkey 'to establish military base in Qatar'|newspaper=Gulf News|date=2 December 2015|access-date=7 December 2015}}</ref>

As part of their foreign policy priorities, both countries overtly provide region-wide support for the [[Muslim Brotherhood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170401-shared-regional-agendas-are-stimulating-the-rapid-rise-of-turkey-qatar-cooperation|title=Shared regional agendas are stimulating the rapid rise of Turkey-Qatar cooperation|last=Foizee|first=Bahauddin|date=April 1, 2017|website=Middle East Monitor|access-date=October 1, 2018}}</ref> 
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Ankara]] and a consulate-general in [[Istanbul]]. 
* Turkey has an embassy in Doha.
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|{{flag|Turkmenistan}}||22 November 1996||

Both countries released a joint communiqué on 22 November 1996 formally declaring the beginning of diplomatic relations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mfa.gov.tm/en/articles/55?breadcrumbs=no|title=List of countries with which Turkmenistan has established diplomatic relations|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Turkmenistan)|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Qatar–United Arab Emirates relations]]

In 1995, after [[Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani|Hamad bin Khalifa]] deposed his father to become emir of Qatar, UAE granted asylum to the deposed [[Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani|Khalifa bin Hamad]]. Qatar accused UAE, along with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, of plotting against the new emir, to which the accused countries denied all charges. Several hundred arrests were made in relation to the incident throughout the next two years, and in February 1996, the [[Qatar Armed Forces|Qatar Amiri Guard]] was mobilised.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/qatar-s-history-of-turbulent-relations-with-uae-1.1312739|title=Qatar's history of turbulent relations with UAE|newspaper=Gulf News|date=2 April 2014|access-date=13 September 2015|archive-date=11 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150611110310/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/qatar-s-history-of-turbulent-relations-with-uae-1.1312739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

UAE was one of the three countries which withdrew their ambassadors from Qatar in 2014.<ref name=":0" /> On 5 June 2017, UAE, along with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt, [[Qatar diplomatic crisis|cut diplomatic ties]] with Qatar, giving the country's diplomats 48 hours to leave the country.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/region/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-cuts-ties-to-qatar-cites-terrorism-|title=Saudi Arabia cuts ties to Qatar, cites 'terrorism'|agency=Reuters|website=www.khaleejtimes.com|access-date=5 June 2017}}</ref> UAE was implicated in the hacking of the [[Qatar News Agency]], which set off the diplomatic crisis.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-qatar-report-idUSKBN1A200H|title=UAE arranged for hacking of Qatar government sites, sparking diplomatic row: Washington Post|work=Reuters|date=16 July 2017|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref> In January 2021, UAE and Qatar agreed to resume diplomatic relations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Qarjouli |first=Asmahan |date=2023-08-15 |title=UAE names first envoy to Qatar since 2017 GCC crisis |url=https://dohanews.co/uae-names-first-envoy-to-qatar-since-2017-gcc-crisis/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Doha News {{!}} Qatar |language=en-US}}</ref> In June 2023, both countries reopened their embassies and appointed ambassadors in July and August.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatar appoints ambassador to UAE after years-long rift |url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/qatar-appoints-ambassador-to-uae-after-years-long-rift/2952692 |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=www.aa.com.tr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Qarjouli |first=Asmahan |date=2023-08-15 |title=UAE names first envoy to Qatar since 2017 GCC crisis |url=https://dohanews.co/uae-names-first-envoy-to-qatar-since-2017-gcc-crisis/ |access-date=2023-08-22 |website=Doha News {{!}} Qatar |language=en-US}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Uzbekistan}}||27 November 1997||

In a meeting in [[Ankara]] on 27 November 1997, Qatar and Uzbekistan released a joint statement formally declaring the commencement of diplomatic relations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mfa.uz/en/cooperation/country/|title=States with which the Republic of Uzbekistan established diplomatic relations|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Uzbekistan)|access-date=2 June 2018|archive-date=11 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211114153/http://www.mfa.uz/en/cooperation/country/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Vietnam}}||8 February 1993||See [[Qatar–Vietnam relations]]

Qatar and Vietnam formed ties on 8 February 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hanoi.embassy.qa/en/republic-of-vietnam/qatar-vietnam-relations|title=Qatar-Vietnam Relations|publisher=Qatari Embassy in Hanoi|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
* Vietnam has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Hanoi]].
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