India and Saudi Arabia Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Water Management Cooperation in Jeddah

Key facts

• India and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on water resources during the Saudi Water Week held in Jeddah.
• The agreement was signed by India's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Suhel Khan, and the Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen AlFadley.
• The partnership aims to enhance capacity development and streamline the sharing of best practices in water resources planning, sustainable water management, and irrigation networks.
• India's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM), Abu Mathen George, met with Ahmed Abdulaziz Bin Salamah, Head of Expatriate Affairs Division in the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the welfare of the Indian community.
• Ambassador Suhel Khan held a farewell meeting with the Governor of Riyadh, Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, to deliberate on the expanding bilateral strategic ties between the two nations.