From: Bereket Kidane (welela83@yahoo.com)
Date: Wed Dec 08 2010 - 21:07:55 EST
The State of Qatar (Dawlat Qatar) was recently awarded the 2022 World Cup bid, beating off rival bids from the United States, Australia, South Korea and Japan.
Over the last decade and half, The State of Eritrea (Dawlat Eritrea) has not had a better friend than Qatar in the Middle East. Indeed Qatar is among Eritrea's most reliable partners not just in the Middle East but anywhere in the world.
So a big, fat congratulations to Qatar for winning the bid to host the world's most watched sporting event!
If you want to see the warm, enthusiastic welcome and outpouring of friendship the State of Qatar shows our beloved president on his visits there, please click on the link below. It's a fantastic video and it shows the strong bond between the two nations.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/2320496