OREANDA-NEWS. December 3, 2010. Dmitry Medvedev had a telephone conversation with Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani.

The two leaders exchanged warm congratulations on Russia’s winning the bid to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and Qatar named host nation for the same event in 2022.

Both sides also noted they were happy with the results of the Emir of Qatar’s recent visit to Moscow and noted that both countries are intent on carrying out the agreements reached to develop their bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, currently visiting Sochi, also joined in the telephone conversation to congratulate the Emir of Qatar on his country’s successful bid to host the football world cup.