India, Qatar to hold foreign office consultations on Thursday

The second round of Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) between India and Qatar will be held here tomorrow to review progress in bilateral relations and exchange views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.

An official press release from the Ministry of External Affaris said the Indian side would be led by Mr Anil Wadhwa, Secretary(East). 

The Qatari delegation will be headed by Mr. Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Mutib Al Rumaihi, Assistant Minister in-charge of Asia in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar.

Qatar is an important trading partner of India in the Gulf region with bilateral trade exceeding US$16.71 billion in 2013-14. It is the largest supplier of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India.

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