Doha:(IANS) Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani has evinced keen interest to expand business ties in Qatar and also play a larger role in furthering economic and trade relations between this Gulf nation and India.

According to a statement issued by the India embassy here, Ambani expressed his keenness during his meetings with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, Finance Minister Ali Shareef Al Emadi, and chief executive of Qatar Investment Authority Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani.

He also met Central Bank Governor Sheikh Abdullah bin Saoud Al  Thani, and the president and chief executive of Qatar Petroleum Saad Sherida Al Kaabi.

“Ambani also met with a number of top Qatari businessmen and investors at an interaction hosted by R. Seetharaman, group chief executive of Doha Bank and his team at which Akbar Al Baker, group chief executive of Qatar Airways, was the guest of honour,” the statement said.

The Qatari leadership emphasised that there was vast potential to further expand business collaborations between India and Qatar in mutually identified sectors, and welcomed Reliance Group’s keenness to contribute more significantly to this process.