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India and Qatar discussed the importance of putting an early end to the disruption in global energy supplies, said Indian petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri, as a fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran takes hold. Puri is currently on a two-day visit to Qatar, the single largest supplier of liquified natural gas (LNG) and liquified petroleum gas (LPG) to India.

The minister met with Qatar's Minister of State for Energy Affairs and the President and CEO of QatarEnergy, Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi in Doha.

In a social media post on Friday, Puri wrote: "My friend H.E. Saad Sherida Al-Kaabi has reaffirmed the State of Qatar’s commitment to remain a reliable energy supplier and looked forward to continuing and strengthening energy relations and cooperation with India."

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