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India-Saudi Arabia Agreement: This is good news for Indian passport holders. Now it will be easier for Indians to travel to Dubai and Saudi Arabia. Indian Ambassador Suhail Ijaz Khan and Abdul Majeed bin Rashid Al-Sami, Deputy Minister for Protocol Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, have signed the bilateral visa exemption agreement. The main objective of this agreement is to facilitate traffic between the two countries.
Meeting of the two officials in Riyadh:
The Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia has said on its official Twitter handle that India and Saudi Arabia want to strengthen their strategic partnership. For this purpose, Indian Ambassador Dr. Suhail Ijaz Khan and Saudi Foreign Ministry official Abdulmajid bin Rashid Alsmari met in Riyadh. Visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports was discussed in this meeting.
This agreement will facilitate official travel
After understanding all the terms and provisions of the agreement, both parties signed it with mutual consent. Once this agreement is implemented, it will become easier for people from both the countries to undertake official visits and bilateral exchanges will be boosted. It is noteworthy that on December 5, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla announced that the Indian Parliament will form ‘India-Saudi Arabia Parliamentary Friendship Group’. He made this announcement after meeting a Saudi Arabian official at the Parliament House.
Parliamentary diplomacy will become a bridge to stronger relations
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla met a high-level delegation led by Major General Abdul Rahman bin Sanhat Al-Harbi, Chairman of the India-Saudi Parliamentary Friendship Committee of the Shura Council of Saudi Arabia. In this meeting, he emphasized that parliamentary diplomacy will act as a bridge between the two countries, thereby promoting mutual understanding and stronger institutional cooperation.
North India Statesman