Establishment of diplomatic relations: April 13, 1993
Diplomatic missions:
Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Qatar (since November 2012)
Embassy of the State of Qatar in Ukraine (since September 2013)
Political dialogue at the top level.
Contacts at the level of Heads of State and Government:
October 19-20, 2011 - visit of the Emir of the State of Qatar Sheikh Hamad Al Thani to Ukraine
May 8-9, 2012 - the official visit of the Prime Minister of Ukraine to the State of Qatar.
November 27-28, 2012 - the first ever official visit of the President of Ukraine to the State of Qatar
September 19, 2016 - meeting of the President of Ukraine with the Emir of Qatar in the framework of 71st session of the UN General Assembly.
March 19-20, 2018 - official visit of the President of Ukraine to the State of Qatar.
May 6, 2020 - telephone conversation between President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Al Thani.
April 4-5, 2021 - official visit of President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the State of Qatar.
Contacts at the level of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of both countries (level of ministers and deputy ministers):
January 2002 - official visit of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Qatar.
March 2009 - the first round of political consultations between the Foreign Ministries of Ukraine and Qatar (Kyiv).
January 2011 - official visit of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to Qatar.
February 13, 2016 - meeting between the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
May 14-15, 2017 - participation of the Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in the work of the 17th edition of Doha Forum.
September 7, 2017 - working visit of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Ahmad Al-Hammadi to Ukraine.
September 20, 2017 - meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Ukraine and the State of Qatar in the framework of the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly.
October 4, 2017 - working visit of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine to the State of Qatar.
April 15, 2019 - second round of the political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Qatar (Kyiv).
March 31, 2020 - telephone conversation between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Qatar.
May 7, 2020 - telephone conversation between the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Qatar.
February 28, 2021 - third round of the political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Qatar (Doha).
Bilateral visits at the level of relevant ministers over the recent years:
January 27-28, 2018 - working visit of the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine to the State of Qatar.
July 30-31, 2018 - working visit of the Minister of Transport and Communications of the State of Qatar to Ukraine.
October 30 - November 1, 2018 - Visit of the Minister of Interior of Ukraine to the State of Qatar to participate in the 12th International Security Exhibition "Millipol Qatar 2018".
November 14-15, 2018 - a two-day official visit of the First Vice Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine to the State of Qatar.
February 18-19, 2019 - working visit of the Minister of Finance of Ukraine to the State of Qatar.
January 30-31, 2020 - working visit of the Minister of Transport and Communications of the State of Qatar to Ukraine.
February 17-19, 2020 - working visit of the Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine to Qatar.
March 13-17 - working visit of the Minister of Interior of Ukraine to the State of Qatar
Interparliamentary dialogue:
April 2015 - visit of the parliamentary group of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine on interparliamentary relations with the State of Qatar to Qatar.
April 4-8, 2019 - visit of the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the State of Qatar to participate in the 140th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
December 7-11, 2019 - Visit of the Ukrainian parliamentary delegation headed by the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Anti-Corruption Policy to the State of Qatar in order to participate in the Seventh Global Conference of Parliamentarians against Corruption.
Interparliamentary cooperation
On February 10, 2020 a parliamentary group on inter-parliamentary relations with the State of Qatar was established in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine.
Existing high-level bilateral cooperation mechanisms:
Joint Commission on Economic, Commercial and Technical Cooperation between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the State of Qatar (the first meeting took place in Doha on November 14-15, 2018). The co-chairmen of the Commission are the Minister of Finance of Ukraine and the Minister of Trade and Industry of the State of Qatar.
Other issues:
Since 2013, Ukraine and Qatar have been enjoying the visa-free travel regime for the citizens of both countries holding diplomatic and special passports.
On November 2, 2018 The Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and the Government of the State of Qatar on mutual abolition of visa requirements (for holders of ordinary passports) has entered into force.