Doha: A training workshop, hosted by the legal affairs and liaison unit of the security and safety operations committee for the FIFA 2022 World Cup Qatar and held by the Council of Europe, began yesterday via video conference technology.
The workshop discussed international police cooperation, the history of the football information national center, the roles it provides, and the legal frameworks that regulate its work and the principles, good practices, lessons learned, and challenges facing the center's work.
Twenty-five trainees from the security committee at the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) are participating in this two-day workshop and several experts from some European countries.
Head of the Advisory Office Unit in the Committee and representative of the State of Qatar to the Council of Europe Brigadier Ibrahim Khalil Al Mohannadi emphasized the constructive cooperation that began several years ago with the 48-member Council of Europe that is administered by a council of foreign ministers from member states. The council aims to define the main areas of European Union policy.
He added that there are many entities under the umbrella of this council, which conduct various economic, humanitarian, food, sports, and cultural activities following the established agreements to activate these activities.
The State of Qatar entered as an observer three years ago and plans to be a full member, but that didn't happen due to the repercussions of COVID-19, which contributed to the postponement of the meetings, Al Mohannadi said, noting that Qatar will be a full member of the Council of Europe this year.
Al Mohannadi referred to the work team of Qatar, which has been coordinating with the Council of Europe. This coordination resulted in preparing a draft law on the security, safety, and services of major sporting events. According to the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events, the draft is in its final stages.
He stressed that this training workshop is a natural product of the existing cooperation with the European Council.
