On February 18-19, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley visited Saudi Arabia to co-chair the 12th India-Saudi Arabia Joint Commission Meeting.
Jaitley inaugurated the ‘Saudi-Indian Business Council’ along with his Saudi Arabian counterpart in Riyadh.
He also visited the ‘India Pavilion’ at the Saudi National Heritage and Cultural Festival Janadriyah.
On February 19, he held bilateral discussions with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman at the Al-Yamama palace in Riyadh.
Jaitley also met with their Trade & Investment Minister, Majid Al-Qassabi and Finance Minister, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al-Jadaan to discuss bilateral issues.