Kathmandu. KATHMANDU: Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Nepal, Fahad Mohammad A. Miyes, and Chairperson of the Industry, Commerce and Consumers’ Welfare Committee under the House of Representatives, Rahbar Ansari held a meeting today.
The meeting reviewed the historical relations between Nepal and Saudi Arabia and discussed to further strengthen the bilateral relations in the days ahead.
During the meeting, the two sides held extensive discussion on how to make the diplomatic relations with industry, commerce and labour sectors more effective by keeping mutual interests between the two countries at the centre.
The issues of Nepali workers working in Saudi Arabia, fraud by manpower companies and middlemen, lack of skills and lack of work as per the agreement were raised in the meeting. On the occasion, the ambassador informed about the ‘SVP’ program brought by the Saudi government for the skill testing and management of workers.
On the occasion, Ansari expressed the commitment of the parliamentary committee to take initiative for necessary policy reforms for security, employment, skill development and facilitation of Nepali workers going to Saudi Arabia.
The meeting also discussed the possibilities of investment from Saudi Arabia in Nepal. The Saudi government and investors are interested in investing in Nepal’s tourism sector as Nepal has a huge potential, he said.
President Ansari urged the Saudi government and investors to make the Saudi government and investors believe in the policy reforms and facilitation required to attract Saudi investment.
Discussions were also held on trade, tourism, environment, air connectivity and cultural relations. Discussions were also held on the issues related to management of Haj pilgrims going to Mecca and Madinah from Nepal every year, resolving their problems and making the pilgrimage more systematic.
The meeting also stressed on expanding the dialogue and collaboration between the parliamentary committees of Nepal and Saudi Arabia in the days ahead.
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