Doha: On the first day of his visit to Qatar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani, who also hosted a banquet in his honour.
The meeting with the Qatari Premier was the last of Modi's the engagements on the first day of his two-day visit here.
"Ist day in Doha ends with a meeting with PM Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Al Thani who also holds banquet in PM's honour," External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted.
Earlier, PM Modi addressed Indian workers at a medical camp in downtown Doha and assured them that he is aware of the issues being faced by Indian workers and the companies that bring them here.
"I Am aware of the issues you are facing. I will talk about it when I meet the authorities," he said.
Modi noted that his first engagement during his two-day visit to Qatar on the second leg of his five-nation tour was a visit to the camp of Indian workers here.
"I came to Doha in the evening and the first programme on my schedule was to meet you all," he said. Qatar is home to over six lakh people of Indian origin.
Modi also interacted with workers after his brief address and shared refreshments with them. He shook hands with several workers during his 30-minute stay at the camp.
On arrival in Qatar, PM was received warmly by the Prime Minister of Qatar at the Hamad International Airport.
Modi's visit here is focused on giving a new push to the economic ties, particularly in the hydrocarbon sector, between India and the energy-rich Qatar.
He will hold detailed talks tomorrow with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and address the business community of Qatar, a country which is India's largest supplier of LNG requirements, accounting for 65 per cent of the country's total imports last financial year.
(With inputs from PTI)
