Delhi: PM Modi holds bilateral meeting with Amir of Qatar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the Amir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday where the two leaders held delegationlevel talks reported news agency ANIUpon arrival the two leaders exchanged pleasantries and shook handsThe two leaders held delegationlevel talks at Hyderabad House in New DelhiPrime Minister Narendra Modi led the talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Nirmala Sitharaman and several senior ministers reported ANIThe Qatari delegation was led by the Amir of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al ThaniEarlier today the Amir of Qatar received the Guard of Honour and a ceremonial welcome in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan reported ANIHe was received by President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with senior ministers from the government The Qatari Amir also interacted with the ministers President Droupadi Murmu interacted with the Qatari delegation accompanying the Amir reported ANIQatars Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AL Thani arrived in Delhi on Monday on a twoday State visit during which he will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra ModiIn a special gesture Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the Amir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad AL Thani at the Palam Technical Airport in the national capital on Monday The Prime Minister described the Qatar Amir as his brother and wished him a fruitful stay in India reported ANIExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had called on Qatars Amir after his arrival in the national capitalThe Qatar Amir is accompanied by a highlevel delegation including ministers senior officials and a business delegation He had earlier come to India on a State Visit in March 2015Notably the Indian community residing in Qatar forms the largest expatriate community in the country and is appreciated for its positive contribution to the progress and development of Qatar according to an official release The visit of Amir of Qatar will provide further momentum to the growing multifaceted partnership between the two countries it said reported ANIIndiaQatar cooperation in diverse sectors has been steadily growing in a framework provided by historically close ties and regular and substantive engagement including at the highest levels of the two GovernmentsWith inputs from ANI