The delegation departed for Jeddah on Friday evening. The development came after both the army and the rival paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they will only discuss humanitarian ceasefires and not hold negotiations on ending the conflict in Sudan.
During the event, the delegation had high-level meetings with CEOs of prominent airlines, tourism authorities, hospitality groups, and destination management companies. The discussions focused on exploring investment opportunities for infrastructure development in Goa and increasing tourist
The tourism minister was speaking after saying that the recently-concluded Arabian Travel Market 2023 in Dubai was a success for the Goa Tourism delegation, which was led by the minister himself.
The aircraft landed at Ahmedabad late in the evening on 4 May 2023 and then at the home base of Hindan late in the night on the same day. The crew thus flew through extended duty periods of nearly 24 hrs to get some of the last stranded countrymen back to India.
India in Saudi Arabia tweeted, "Today, we closed down the transit facility created at the International Indian School Jeddah @IndianPage for Sudan evacuees during #OperationKaveri. The facility provided comfort to more than 3500 evacuees & served as the nerve centre for planning their
Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) participated in the 30th edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2023, held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, in collaboration with the Department of Tourism Development in Ajman (ATDD).
"Had a brief visit to At-Turaif UNESCO World Heritage Site and capital of the first Saudi State, in Riyadh. The tourism and heritage Diriyah Gate Project coming up in the vicinity of Al-Turaif is a good opportunity for Indian companies," tweeted Muraleedharan.
As 'Operation Kaveri' continues to bring stranded Indians back to the country from conflict-hit Sudan, another flight carrying 231 passengers landed in Mumbai on Wednesday.
"His Highness Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs, held today a phone call with His Excellency Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India," Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry said in a statement which is shared by its official Twitter account.
"20th batch of evacuees arrives in Jeddah from Port Sudan. IAF C-130J flight brings 116 evacuees," the Indian Embassy in Saudi Arabia said in the statement.