Vice President will be on 2-day visit to Qatar from tomorrow

New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will be on a two-day visit to Qatar from tomorrow to represent India at the inauguration of the FIFA World Cup 2022. The Ministry of External Affairs said this yesterday. India and Qatar enjoy close and friendly relations with multifaceted partnerships extending to areas of trade, security, defence, health, education, among others. In the last financial year, bilateral trade has crossed 15 billion US dollar. Next year, both countries will



celebrate 50 years of the establishment of full diplomatic relations.

During his visit, the Vice President will also interact with the members of the Indian community. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to the Amir Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on 29th of last month and and conveyed his best wishes for the successful conduct of  the FIFA World Cup 2022 to be played from 20th November to 18th December.