Swaraj arrived here yesterday on her maiden visit to Saudi Arabia during which she will inaugurate the Janadriyah festival of the Gulf Kingdom, which is home to over three million Indians.
"EAM @SushmaSwaraj met Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Adel Jubeir & had an engaging discussion on deepening our strategic relationship," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.
He said the discussions between the two leaders focused on enhancing trade and investment, energy, defence and security, culture and people-to-people ties.
Swaraj will also inaugurate the prestigious National Heritage and Culture Festival 'Janadriyah', at which India is the guest of honour country.
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The festival, organised by the National Guard, exhibits Saudi Arabia's rich tapestry of culture and heritage.
Swaraj thanked the Saudi government for according the 'Guest of Honour' status to India at the Janadriyah festival.
Last evening, Swaraj addressed Indian community members at a reception here and spoke in length about the growing relations between the two countries, Kumar said.
Swaraj thanked the Indian community for the goodwill it has earned for the country and lauded the Indian embassy for its promptness.
Saudi Arabia is India's fourth largest trade partner after China, the US and the UAE. The country is a major source of India's energy requirement as it accounts for almost one- fifth of India's crude oil requirement.
The volume of bilateral trade during 2016-17 was recorded at USD 25.079 billion, a slight decrease from the USD 26.71 billion in 2015-16.
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