Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Visits Qatar Had A Bilateral Minister Sheikh Khalid Bin Khalifa On Bilateral Visit
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s Qatar Visit: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu met Qatar’s Prime Minister and Home Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani on Sunday. The two leaders held delegation level talks and reviewed bilateral relations including trade, investment, economic, security cooperation.
Naidu was accorded a ceremonial welcome at the Doha airport on his arrival here on Saturday and was accorded a guard of honour. The Vice President has reached the Arab country on the last leg of his three-nation tour from May 30 to June 7. The Indian community also welcomed him upon his arrival. His visit to Qatar comes at a time when the two countries are preparing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. Foreign Ministry spokesman Arindam Bagchi said on Sunday that Vice President Naidu and Qatari Prime Minister Abdul Aziz Al Sani held delegation-level talks.
Bagchi tweeted that the Prime Minister and Interior Minister of Qatar, Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Sani received Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at Amiri Diwan in Doha. The two sides held delegation-level talks and reviewed bilateral relations, including trade, investment, economic and security cooperation.
During this visit, Naidu is also scheduled to meet several other dignitaries from Qatar. He will also address the Business Roundtable in Qatar. The Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that people-to-people contacts are at the heart of the historic relationship between India and Qatar. There are more than 750,000 Indians in Qatar. The multi-faceted cooperation between the two sides has seen significant growth in economic, energy, investment, education, defense and cultural ties, the statement said.
It said that in the fiscal year 2021-22, bilateral trade has crossed $ 15 billion. Qatar has also committed to invest more than $2 billion in various Indian companies over the past two years. Naidu arrived here from Senegal where he emphasized the vital role of the legislature in the life of a nation and lauded Senegal’s democratic ethos, making it India’s natural development partner.
This year marks 60 years of establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Senegal. Naidu’s visit to Gabon and Senegal was aimed at accelerating India’s engagement with Africa and emphasizing its commitment to the African continent.
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