FOREIGN SECRETARY SHRINGLA MEETS QATAR'S SPECIAL ENVOY

  • 07/08/2021

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday met with Qatar's Special Envoy Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani in New Delhi and discussed Doha peace process on Afghanistan."Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla met H.E. Mr Mutlaq bin Majed Al-Qahtani, Special Envoy of the Foreign Minister of Qatar for Counter-terrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said in a tweet.

"Discussed Doha peace process on Afghanistan & concerns over the deteriorating security situation there," Bagchi added. Earlier in the day, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also met Qatar's Special Envoy and shared concerns over Afghanistan's security situation.
Majed is on a two-day visit to India to discuss the peace process in Afghanistan. On Friday, the envoy met with multiple key officials in the external affairs ministry.

Recently during the UNSC meeting on Afghanistan's worsening situation, India's Permanent Representative to the UN TS Tirumurti said, "There should be zero tolerance for terrorism in all its forms and manifestations for enduring peace in Afghanistan and terrorist safe havens in the region must be dismantled."

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