Costa Rica, Qatar Begin Diplomatic Relations
COSTA Rica and the Middle-Eastern nation of Qatar established diplomatic relations this week, according to the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry.
The official announcement was made Wednesday in New York during a brief signing ceremony during which Bruno Stagno, Costa Rica’s permanent representative to the United Nations, and his counterpart from Qatar, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, exchanged letters, formalizing diplomatic relations between both countries.
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