Australia opens fourth embassy in the Gulf region, in Qatar
Australia opened its embassy in Qatar yesterday. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop inaugurated the facility on Thursday.
The embassy, which is located inside the iconic Tornado Tower, is Australia’s fourth in the region, after those in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Bishop told Gulf Times that the new embassy would not only accelerate travel between the two countries, but also contribute steadily to Australia playing a larger role in the development of Qatar.
“I hope Australian professionals can avail of the opportunities here in view of Qatar's remarkably faster growth in building better infrastructure across the nation," she said.
Around 5,500 Australians are understood to be living in Qatar at present.
Picture courtesy: Qatar-tribune.com
