By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday mentioned India deeply values Qatar’s position in its power safety and underscored the wish to transfer past buyer-seller dating right into a complete power partnership.
Naidu reached Qatar on Saturday at the remaining leg of his three-nation excursion. He’s the primary ever vp of India to discuss with the State of Qatar.
The vp referred to as on Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, father of Amir of Qatar and held delegation degree talks with Sheikh Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, the High Minister and Minister of Inner of Qatar on Sunday.
Highlighting that India and Qatar have ancient ties constructed on mutual consider and recognize, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, father of Amir of Qatar was hoping that extra investments may also be made by means of Qatar in India and extra commercial and trade properties can identify financial ties with Qatar.
The vp and father of the Amir agreed that there’s a massive possible to diversify industry between the 2 international locations, a remark issued by means of the Vice President Secretariat mentioned.
Appreciating that Qatar’s funding in India has grown 5 occasions since March 2020, Naidu opined, “it’s nonetheless smartly beneath possible and may also be considerably larger”. He additionally mentioned that there’s a prepared passion within the personal Indian trade group to construct partnerships with Qatar.
The vp lauded Qatar for rising as an schooling hub within the area and expressed happiness over a number of Indian universities opening offshore campuses there. He thanked Qatari management for caring for the 7.8 lakh Indians in Qatar.
“We’re satisfied to notice that Indians are present in all walks of existence and feature turn out to be a component and parcel of Qatar’s developmental adventure,” the remark mentioned quoting Naidu.
Naidu additionally reiterated the Indian group’s long-standing request for a prayer corridor and a crematorium in Qatar.
Relating to the landmark visits by means of the Amir to India in 2015 and High Minister Narendra Modi’s discuss with to Qatar in 2016, Naidu mentioned the members of the family are pushed by means of shut chemistry between the management of the 2 international locations.
Gazing that almost 40 according to cent of India’s fuel necessities are met from Qatar, Naidu mentioned that India deeply values Qatar’s position in its power safety and underscored the wish to transfer past buyer-seller dating right into a complete power partnership.