New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Saudi Arabia from February 6-8 during which she will inaugurate a prestigious festival of the Gulf nation, the external affairs ministry said today.
Ms Swaraj will inaugurate the Janadriyah festival on February 7, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
Addressing a joint press conference with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad bin Eyaf al-Muqrin Al-Saud, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said India's participation in the festival will be multi-faceted.
India has been invited to the festival as a guest country.
Saudi Arabia is home to more than 3 million Indian people and ties between the two countries are on an upswing in the last few years.
The country is a major source of India's energy requirement as it accounts for almost one-fifth of India's crude oil requirement.
While Ms Swaraj will head to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a state visit to Palestine, the UAE and Oman from February 9-12.
Ms Swaraj will inaugurate the Janadriyah festival on February 7, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.
Addressing a joint press conference with Saudi Minister of National Guard Prince Khalid bin Abdulaziz bin Muhammad bin Eyaf al-Muqrin Al-Saud, Minister of State for External Affairs V K Singh said India's participation in the festival will be multi-faceted.
India has been invited to the festival as a guest country.
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Saudi Arabia is home to more than 3 million Indian people and ties between the two countries are on an upswing in the last few years.
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The country is a major source of India's energy requirement as it accounts for almost one-fifth of India's crude oil requirement.
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While Ms Swaraj will head to Saudi Arabia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be on a state visit to Palestine, the UAE and Oman from February 9-12.
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