India and Qatar will review the entire spectrum of their bilateral ties during External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit there on Sunday.

He will meet Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said here on Saturday.

Incidentally, Jaishankar’s visit comes four-and-half months after Qatar released eight former Indian Navy personnel, who were sentenced to death after being arrested in August 2022.

India and Qatar share historic and friendly relations which are marked by regular exchange of high-level visits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had visited Qatar on February 14-15 and held discussions with Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, MEA said while giving details of Jaishankar’s visit.

Jaishankar’s visit will enable both sides to review various aspects of bilateral relations including political, trade, investment, energy, security, cultural and people-to-people as well as the regional and international issues of mutual interest.”During the visit, he will meet the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani,” MEA said.It said the visit would “enable both sides to review various aspects of bilateral relations, including political, trade, investment, energy, security, cultural and people-to-people as well as the regional and international issues of mutual interest”. 

India and Qatar are looking at broadbasing trade basket with a view to link it to regional trade.

It is expected that Jaishankar and Al Thani would also deliberate on the overall situation in West Asia against the backdrop of Israel’s continuing military offensives in Gaza.