NEW DELHI: India and Qatar discussed the ongoing Gulf crisis when Qatar's foreign minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met Sushma Swaraj on Saturday. The Qatar foreign minister's visit comes on the heels of a visit by the UAE deputy foreign minister Anwar Gargash, who came to discuss the same crisis, albeit from different standpoints. "Bilateral issues, including welfare of Indian workers in Qatar, were discussed," tweeted the MEA spokesperson. Qatar is the workplace for over 600000 Indian workers, mainly blue-collar construction labour. The Qatari ambassador actually returned to Tehran this weekend.Before meeting Sushma Swaraj, the Qatar foreign minister also held talks with British foreign minister Boris Johnson .

Source: Times of India August 26, 2017 15:33 UTC