PM Modi arrives in Doha, holds talks with Qatar counterpart

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he had a wonderful meeting with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani here and discussed ways to strengthen ties between the two countriesModi arrived in Doha on Wednesday night on an official visit to Qatar This is the prime ministers second visit to Qatar he first visited Qatar in June 2016Had a wonderful meeting with PM MBA_AlThani Our discussions revolved around ways to boost IndiaQatar friendship Modi said in a post on X after the meetingEarlier the external affairs ministry said Modi held fruitful talks with the prime minister of QatarPM narendramodi held a fruitful meeting with HH MBA_AlThani_ PM amp FM of Qatar in Doha Discussions covered expanding bilateral cooperation in sectors such as trade amp investment energy finance among others external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal posted on XOn his arrival Modi was received by Soltan bin Saad AlMuraikhi State Minister for Foreign Affairs at the airportDuring his twoday visit Modi attended a dinner hosted in his honour by Qatars prime ministerOn Thursday the prime minister will meet the Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and hold talks on bilateral as well as regional and global issues the ministry said in a press releaseAfter he arrived in Doha Modi posted that he was looking forward to a fruitful visit that would deepen bilateral tiesLanded in Doha Looking forward to a fruitful Qatar visit which will deepen IndiaQatar friendship Modi wrote on XHe also thanked the Indian diaspora in Doha for the exceptional welcomeAn exceptional welcome in Doha Grateful to the Indian diaspora he said on X and shared pictures of him being greeted by an enthusiastic Indian diasporaModi reached Doha after a whirlwind twoday trip to the UAE where he addressed a wellattended Indian diaspora event the prestigious World Governments Summit and also inaugurated UAEs first Hindu stone temple among other engagementsIndias announcement on Modis visit to the Qatari capital came on Monday hours after seven out of eight jailed former Indian Navy personnel returned home nearly threeandhalf months after a Qatari court handed them a death sentence that was subsequently commuted to jail terms ranging from three to 25 years Qatar released all the eight IndiansThe former Indian Navy personnel apparently faced charges of espionage but neither the Qatari authorities nor New Delhi made the charges against them public Modi in his departure statement also said the presence of over 800000strong Indian community in Doha is a testament to our strong peopletopeople tiesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever