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India to explore solution to Saudi work policy: Khurshid
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SME Times News Bureau | 09 Apr, 2013
External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said Monday that India is in
touch with the Saudi Arabian government over the kingdom's new work
policy and would explore all avenues to find a solution during the three
months of grace period announced by Riyadh.
"We are in touch
with the Saudi government and will explore all possibilities in the
three months of grace period announced, for which we are very grateful,"
said Khurshid on the sidelines of an event here.
"We will
proceed with objectivity, rationality and sobriety.. There are a huge
number of Indians in Saudi and we should do nothing that detracts from
the good work they are doing and the appreciation they are getting from
the Saudi government," he added.
The Saudi Arabian government two
days ago announced a three-month grace period for enforcing its new
work policy of "Nitaqat" (naturalisation) law, which would affect
thousands of Indian workers there.
Khurshid said Overseas Indian
Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and Minister of State for External Affairs
E. Ahamed, both of who are from Kerala, would be meeting the Saudi
Arabian labour minister, who is out of the country and is expected to
return only on April 13.
He said he too would go to the kingdom
later in the month. "I have my regular bilateral trip to Saudi Arabia
later in the month, and between us we will be able to take care of
everything."
Khurshid said that the issue had figured in talks
with Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy here Monday. He said he updated
the chief minister, from whose state more than 5,00,000 people work in
the kingdom.
"I brought him in the loop about steps to be taken
and he said that we are happy with the Indian mission" in Riyadh and its
handling of the Indian workers, he said.
There are 6.5 million Indians in the Gulf, including 2.45 million in Saudi Arabia.
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