At a joint press conference with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says that Qatar will play a central role in Germany’s strategy to diversify away from Russian gas. Scholz says that he had also raised the issue of human and labour rights in the context of the football World Cup 2022 to be held in Qatar in November and December and that there was "always room for improvement". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES