His Highness the Amir met with IOC President Dr Thomas Bach. HE the President of Qatar Olympic Committee, Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, attended the meeting.
The meeting dealt with the relations of co-operation between Qatar and the IOC and means of enhancing and developing them.
In this regard, Dr Bach praised the friendly relations between the two sides, and the great role and initiatives undertaken by Qatar in promoting the dissemination of the Olympic movement worldwide, including the support of Qatar represented by the Qatar Olympic Committee to the Olympic Refuge Foundation, which was established in September last year in co-operation with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
His Highness the Amir stressed Qatar's keenness to support refugees around the world at various levels in terms of providing the necessary facilities to exercise in safe environments for those forced to leave their homes due to crises, wars, famine, and other natural disasters.
He also expressed thanks and appreciation for the efforts exerted by the Olympic Refuge Foundation in the establishment and rehabilitation of sports facilities for refugees in more than 50 countries across the world.
