Minister of External affairs Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday expressed gratitude to qatar government for releasing 23 Indian prisoners
Minister of External affairs Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday expressed gratitude to qatar government for releasing 23 Indian prisoners.
Thank you Qatar - Thanks for releasing 23 Indian prisoners on the request of Prime Minister @narendramodi .
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) June 7, 2016
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Qatar on Tuesday released 23 Indian prisoners, in a special gesture just after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A special gesture to mark the start of a special month...the Government of Qatar releases 23 prisoners, who will return home to India.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2016
Modi, who had taken up the issue of welfare of Indians with the leadership of Qatar, expressed gratitude to Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani for this gesture that coincided with the start of holy month of Ramadan.
My deepest gratitude to the Emir of Qatar for the gesture.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 6, 2016
The release comes close on the heels of Modi's two-day visit.
According to officials, the Prime Minister had been assured by the Emir that Qatar will take care of Indian diaspora whose population is about 6.3 lakh.
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