Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his way back home from the two-day visit to UAE, will travel to Qatari capital Doha on February 14. The announcement comes on the day when Qatar relased eight Indian Navy veterans who were jailed there on charges of espionage.
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, while speaking to journalists said Prime Minister Modi had personally supervised developments in the case. “We are gratified by Qatar’s decision to release the Indians,” he said.
Mr. Modi and Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, is expected to hold wide-ranging talks to further expand bilateral ties. Both the leaders has briefly met during the COP28 summit in Dubai last year.
