Saudi is keen to invest in Telangana State: Mohammed Alsati

Ambassador of the the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Soud Mohammed Alsati informed Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao that they too would take part in the developmental activities of Telangana. Mohammed Alsati said that Saudi would invest in Telangana state in various sectors.

Alsati called on the Chief Minister at the latter’s camp office on Saturday. During the discussions, Rao told Alsati that there was a close relation between the cultures of Hyderabad and Saudi Arabia. The sixth Nizam Mahaboob Ali Pasha constructed a guest house (Rubat) near Kaba, Rao said and added that Telangana had a good relations with Saudi right from the Nizam time.

Chief Minister wanted the Alsati to set up Saudi Arabia Consulate office in



Hyderabad. Alsati informed that the Saudi Arabia too was working in that direction. The Chief Minster told Alsati that around 3 lakh Telanganites were living in Saudi Arabia. The people from erstwhile Hyderabad State area too were living in Saudi Arabia and they were operating from Hyderabad as a Centre, Rao said and added that setting up of consulate office in Hyderabad would be useful for all of them.

Rao also explained that bringing the bodies of those died in Saudi Arabia during Haj pilgrimage became very difficult and wanted the Saudi Arabia government to take measures to ease the process.The Chief Minister also explained the salient features of TS-iPASS and explained that TS was investor friendly state.