Editing Foreign relations of Qatar (section)

=== Oceania ===
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|{{flag|Australia}}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Australia–Qatar relations]]

* Australia has an embassy in Doha.
* Qatar has an embassy in [[Canberra]].
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|{{flag|Fiji}}||20 October 2010||

Qatar and Fiji officially formed diplomatic relations on 20 October 2010 in a public ceremony held in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Center/Press-Releases/Fiji-Qatar-relations.aspx|title=Fiji-Qatar relations|publisher=The Fijian Government|date=21 October 2010|access-date=11 September 2017|archive-date=12 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912060125/http://www.fiji.gov.fj/Media-Center/Press-Releases/Fiji-Qatar-relations.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> In a 2014 incident where 45 Fijian peacekeepers were kidnapped and confined for two weeks in [[Syria]] by militants with connections to [[Al Qaeda]], Qatar's government claimed responsibility for successfully negotiating the safe release of the peacekeepers.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/qatar/qatar-says-it-mediated-release-of-fiji-peacekeepers-1.1384271|title=Qatar says it mediated release of Fiji peacekeepers|newspaper=Gulf News|date=12 September 2014|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref> It was reported in April 2017 that Fijian officials met with the Qatari government to discuss the possibility of turning the emirate into a refuge for Fijian peacekeepers in emergency situations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/329715/fiji-talks-to-qatar-about-being-safe-haven-for-soldiers|title=Fiji talks to Qatar about being safe haven for soldiers|publisher=Radio NZ|date=29 April 2017|access-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Kiribati}}||29 March 2016||

On 29 March 2016, both countries agreed to establish diplomatic relations during a ceremony in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gulf-times.com/story/486546/Qatar-Kiribati-establish-diplomatic-relations|title=Qatar, Kiribati establish diplomatic relations|newspaper=Gulf Times|date=29 March 2016|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|New Zealand}}||<!--Date started-->||

* New Zealand is accredited to Qatar from its embassy in [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates.
* Qatar is accredited to New Zealand from its embassy in Canberra, Australia
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|{{flag|Papua New Guinea}}||24 February 2017||

Qatar formed ties with Papua New Guinea on 24 February 2017, at the Qatari Permanent Mission to the [[United Nations|U.N.]] in [[New York City|New York]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ny.mission.qa/en/news/detail/2017/02/24/qatar-and-papua-new-guinea-to-establish-diplomatic-ties|title=Qatar and Papua New Guinea to Establish Diplomatic Ties|publisher=Qatari Permanent Mission to the United Nations|date=24 February 2017|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Samoa}}||9 March 2011||

Diplomatic relations between Qatar and Samoa commenced on 9 March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfat.gov.ws/embassies/countries-with-established-diplomatic-relations-with-samoa/|title=Countries with Established Diplomatic Relations with Samoa|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Samoa)|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Vanuatu}}||16 September 2002||

The two countries established bilateral relations on 16 September 2002.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/1472574|title=Diplomatic Relations between Vanuatu and Qatar as of 16 Sept. 2002|publisher=United Nations Digital Library|date=16 September 2002|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
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