Minister: no German government decision yet on Qatar World Cup visit

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The German government is yet to decide whether high ranking officials will visit the football World Cup in Qatar later in the year, Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said on Friday. Faeser, whose portfolio includes sport, made the announcement after a conference of the 16 state sports ministers in Hamburg. Qatar has been under fire over human rights violations, mainly in connection with the treatment of migrant workers, in the run-up to the November 21-December 18 tournament for which Germany is qualified. Improvements have been made but rights groups have said that more needs to be done. Faeser …

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