India, Saudi Arabia discuss climate, labour cooperation in Riyadh
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Riyadh: Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Sunday met Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Climate Envoy Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh and reviewed the “excellent” state of India-Saudi bilateral relations.
“Had a warm and productive meeting with Adel al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Climate Envoy of Saudi Arabia. Reviewed the excellent state of India-Saudi bilateral relations and discussed cooperation on climate action,” Singh said in a post on social media platform X.
Earlier on Sunday, Singh met Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Development Ahmad bin Sulaiman Alrajhi and discussed further cooperation in the labour and manpower sectors.
“Pleased to meet Ahmad bin Sulaiman Alrajhi, Minister of Human Resources and Social Development of Saudi Arabia. Held wide-ranging discussions on further strengthening India-Saudi Arabia cooperation in the labour and manpower sector, reflecting the depth and growing momentum of our Strategic Partnership. Grateful to Ahmad bin Sulaiman Alrajhi for the invitation and warm hospitality,” Singh said on X.
Singh arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday for his first official visit and was received by Tariq Al Hamad, the country’s Deputy Minister for International Affairs under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development.
“Arrived in Riyadh on a bilateral visit to Saudi Arabia. Warmly received by Ambassador Vipul and Tariq Al Hamad, Deputy Minister for International Affairs under Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development. I look forward to fruitful engagements with Saudi counterparts and meaningful interactions with the Indian diaspora and business leaders in the Kingdom,” Singh said in another post on X.
According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Singh’s visit will continue until September 8. During the visit, he will also meet the Vice Minister for Environment, Water and Agriculture, along with other dignitaries.
Singh is also scheduled to interact with a broad cross-section of the Indian community in Saudi Arabia, as well as Indian business leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals in the Kingdom.
“He (MoS Singh) will interact with Indian workers, reflecting the Indian government’s unwavering commitment to the welfare of Indian workers overseas,” the MEA said in a statement.
With IANS inputs