S Jaishankar will meet the Prime Minister and International Minister of Qatar (File)
New Delhi:
Exterior Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar can pay an official go to to Qatar on Sunday (June 30), the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) introduced on Saturday.
In the course of the one-day go to, EAM Jaishankar will meet the Prime Minister and International Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani.
“India and Qatar share historic and pleasant relations that are marked by common alternate of high-level visits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Qatar on February 14-15, 2024, and held discussions with Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani,” stated MEA.
“The EAM’s go to will allow either side to assessment varied points of bilateral relations together with political, commerce, funding, power, safety, cultural and people-to-people in addition to the regional and worldwide problems with mutual curiosity,” the International Ministry added.
Throughout his Doha go to, Prime Minister Modi thanked the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani for taking good care of the over eight lakh sturdy Indian neighborhood in Qatar and conveyed India’s dedication to additional increasing and deepening bilateral cooperation with the nation.
The Emir reciprocated PM Modi’s sentiments and expressed appreciation for India’s position as a valued companion within the Gulf area.
The Emir additionally appreciated the contributions of the colourful Indian neighborhood in Qatar’s growth and their enthusiastic participation in varied worldwide occasions held in Qatar.
“India-Qatar bilateral commerce roughly stands at near $20 billion and the 2 international locations even have a multi-faceted partnership within the discipline of power, which incorporates power commerce as additionally different segments of energy-supply chain contributing to a stronger partnership within the discipline of power safety,” International Secretary Vinay Kwatra had stated after the PM’s go to.
In February, on the sidelines of India Power Week held in Goa, the 2 international locations signed an settlement for provide of seven.5 MMtpa LNG from Qatar to India for 20 years, 12 months 2028 onwards.
This will probably be EAM Jaishankar’s third official go to through the third time period of Narendra Modi-led authorities. He had earlier visited Sri Lanka (June 20) and UAE (June 23).
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