Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be on a two-day visit to Doha, Qatar, from today. During his visit, Mr Goyal will chair the Qatar-India Joint Commission Meeting on Trade and Commerce along with his counterpart, Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the visit underscores the importance that India attaches to its trade and investment ties with Qatar.

 

 

On the sidelines of the visit, the Minister will also be meeting other Qatari dignitaries and top businessmen from the Qatar Chamber and the Qatari Businessmen Association. Further, he will engage with representatives of the Doha Chapter of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), the Indian Business and Professionals Council (IBPC), Qatar, as well as senior members of Qatari industries and the Indian community in Qatar.

 

 

Senior officials from different Ministries will also accompany Mr. Goyal. The Ministry added that during their meeting, the two sides are expected to hold wide-ranging discussions reviewing bilateral trade performance, addressing existing trade barriers and non-tariff issues, and exploring avenues to enhance trade and investment flows. The Ministry mentioned that the talks are likely to include deliberations on the proposed India-Qatar FTA. Another business delegation consisting of senior representatives of industries is also accompanying the Union Minister for the first meeting of the India-Qatar Joint Business Council.