India deeply values Qatar’s position in its vitality safety: VP Naidu

By PTI

NEW DELHI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday mentioned India deeply values Qatar’s position in its vitality safety and underscored the necessity to transfer past buyer-seller relationship right into a complete vitality partnership.

Naidu reached Qatar on Saturday on the final leg of his three-nation tour. He is the primary ever vice chairman of India to go to the State of Qatar.

The vice chairman known 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 Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar on Sunday.

Highlighting that India and Qatar have historic ties constructed on mutual belief and respect, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, father of Amir of Qatar hoped that extra investments may be made by Qatar in India and extra industrial and enterprise homes can set up financial ties with Qatar.

The vice chairman and father of the Amir agreed that there’s a enormous potential to diversify commerce between the 2 nations, a press release issued by the Vice President Secretariat mentioned.

Appreciating that Qatar’s funding in India has grown 5 instances since March 2020, Naidu opined, “it is still well below potential and can be substantially increased”. He additionally mentioned that there’s a eager curiosity within the non-public Indian enterprise group to construct partnerships with Qatar.

The vice chairman 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 taking good care of the 7.8 lakh Indians in Qatar.

“We are happy to note that Indians are found in all walks of life and have become a part and parcel of Qatar’s developmental journey,” the assertion mentioned quoting Naidu.

Naidu additionally reiterated the Indian group’s long-standing request for a prayer corridor and a crematorium in Qatar.

Referring to the landmark visits by the Amir to India in 2015 and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s go to to Qatar in 2016, Naidu mentioned the relations are pushed by shut chemistry between the management of the 2 nations.

Observing that almost 40 per cent of India’s gasoline necessities are met from Qatar, Naidu mentioned that India deeply values Qatar’s position in its vitality safety and underscored the necessity to transfer past buyer-seller relationship right into a complete vitality partnership.