00:00 "Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Doha in Qatar on Wednesday following his visit
00:08 to the UAE.
00:09 Foreign Secretary Vinay Mohan Kuatra stated on Monday that the primary focus of the visit
00:14 is to discuss and strengthen the overall ties between the two nations."
00:18 "From UAE, after completing his visit on 14th of February there, Honorable Prime Minister
00:25 will travel to Doha, Qatar on 14th February afternoon.
00:31 During the visit, Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings with the Amir of Qatar,
00:37 His Highness Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamid Al Thani and other high dignitaries in Qatar.
00:45 You would recall that Prime Minister had last visited Qatar in June 2016.
00:51 As such this will be Prime Minister's second visit to Qatar.
00:55 Prime Minister's visit to Qatar will provide an opportunity for the top leadership of the
01:00 two countries to discuss ways to further deepen and strengthen our multifaceted partnership
01:07 as well as exchange views on different regional and international issues of mutual importance."
01:17 The announcement of PM Modi's visit comes on the heels of a significant development.
01:21 Eight Indian Navy personnel who had been held in jail in Qatar over an alleged espionage
01:26 case have finally returned home.
01:28 The Emir of Qatar had sentenced them to death in October of 2023.
01:33 Seven out of the eight personnel returned home early on Monday with the eighth expected
01:38 to return soon.
01:39 The Ministry of External Affairs released a statement expressing appreciation for the
01:44 decision by the Emir of Qatar to release the Indian nationals who were arrested in August
01:48 of 2022.
01:50 The former Indian Navy personnel faced charges of espionage, although the specifics of the
01:54 charges were not made public by either the Qatari authorities or New Delhi.
01:58 The MEA highlighted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi personally supervised efforts to secure
02:03 the release of the Indian nationals.
02:05 We are grateful for their return.
02:07 We are gratified on their return.
02:10 We deeply appreciate the decision of the Qatari's government and the Emir to release them.
02:19 We are happy to have seven of those Indian nationals back.
02:23 Eighth Indian national has also been released and we continue to work with the Qatar government
02:30 to see how quickly his return to India would be possible.
02:36 Honourable Prime Minister has himself personally constantly supervised all the developments
02:43 in this case and has never shied away from any initiatives that would ensure the return
02:51 of Indian nationals back to home.
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