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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Saturday and discussed “productive” bilateral relations as well as developments in Gaza and Syria.
Jaishankar is visiting Doha to participate in the Doha Forum at the request of Al Thani, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
“Delighted to meet PM & FM @MBA_AlThani_ of Qatar today in Doha,” Jaishankar said in a post on X.
“A productive discussion on our bilateral relations and ongoing efforts to further strengthen them. Exchanged views on the developments in Gaza, Syria and the region,” he said.
The minister also held a meeting with the World Economic Forum President Borge Brende on the sidelines of the Doha Forum.
“A good conversation with @borgebrende of @wef in Doha today. Discussed the global economic and political scenario,” he said on X.
Jaishankar also held a bilateral meeting with his Cyprus counterpart Constantinos Kombos.
“Glad to meet FM @ckombos of Cyprus today. Spoke about developments in the Mediterranean as well as our bilateral partnership,” he said.
The minister also met with Qatar’s Commerce and Industry Minister, Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani, and Minister of State, Ahmed Al Sayed.
He met with his Norwegian colleague, Espen Barth Eide, on the sidelines of the Doha Forum.
Jaishankar previously spoke on the Doha Forum panel titled “Conflict Resolution in a New Era”.From Doha, the external affairs minister will travel to Bahrain on December 8-9 to co-chair the 4th India-Bahrain High Joint Commission (HJC) with Bahrain’s Foreign Minister, Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani.
Source:IE
