"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.
"Delighted to meet Ms Nouf Marwaai, President of the Saudi Yoga Committee, in Riyadh. She was awarded Padma Shri in 2018 and played a phenomenal role in legalizing and promoting Yoga in Saudi Arabia. Kudos to her for the amazing work," Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedh
"Glad to arrive at beautiful Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on an official visit. The visit is significant as it comes immediately after my trip to Jeddah last week to oversee #OperationKaveri, to which Saudi has been extending an outstanding support," MoS MEA V Muraleedharan tweeted.
"Indigo joins #OperationKaveri. 231 Indians in a flight to New Delhi from Jeddah. With this 5th outbound flight, around 1600 reached or airborne for India. Happy journey. Our Mission continues," Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan tweeted.
"How's the josh? #OperationKaveri 135 more Indian evacuees reached Jeddah by IAF C-130J. With this 12th batch, around 2100 Indians arrived in Jeddah in total. Our efforts will continue," Muraleedharan tweeted.
"Bon voyage! Delighted to see off 362 Indians evacuated from Sudan on a flight bound for Bengaluru from Jeddah. Good number of these are from Hakki Pikki tribe," tweeted Muraleedharan.
"#OperationKaveri progresses further. 10th batch of evacuees with 135 passengers onboard IAF C-130J flight departs Port Sudan for Jeddah," tweeted the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi.
"Interacted with Indians put up at transit facility at Jeddah. Glad to hear from them that they are feeling at home. Appreciate volunteers, officials of @CGIJeddah, @IndianEmbRiyadh for their excellent involvement and hard work," MoS MEA V Muraleedharan wrote on Twitter.
Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Thursday received stranded Indians from Port Sudan at Jeddah under Operation Kaveri, an operation India launched to evacuate its citizens from battle-torn Sudan.
As Operation Kaveri is underway, another batch of 297 Indians have been rescued from Sudan and have arrived at Jeddah by INS Teg, Union Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said on Thursday.