Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar departs to Qatar to represent India at inauguration FIFA World Cup 2022

New Delhi: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar departed for visit to Qatar, to represent India at the inauguration of FIFA World Cup 2022.

Vice President Dhankhar will be visiting Qatar on November 20-21 at the invitation of Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar.

Besides attending the inaugural ceremony of the football World Cup, the vice president will also interact with members of the Indian community during his visit.

The vice president’s visit would be an opportunity to join a close and friendly country Qatar as it hosts a major sporting event and also to acknowledge the role played and support extended by Indians in this World Cup, the MEA statement said.

India and Qatar enjoy close and friendly relations with multifaceted partnership extending to areas of trade, energy, security, defence, health, culture, education, among others, the MEA statement said.