Written by: Press Trust of India
2 min readDubaiApr 16, 2012 02:49 AM IST
First published on: Apr 16, 2012 at 02:49 AM IST
External Affairs Minister S M Krishna on Sunday asked Indian embassies in Gulf nations to actively engage local governments to better the living and working conditions of millions of Indians in the region,who are the largest contributors of remittances back home.
On a three-day visit to the UAE during which Krishna will sign key agreements on double taxation and consular issues,the minister also asked embassy officials to intensify efforts to find the whereabouts of Indian nationals taken hostages by Somali pirates.
In the UAE,which is home to 1.75 million Indians,Krishna noted that Indian expatriates in the Gulf region are the largest contributors to remittances in India.
He said Indian embassies in the region should now engage the local governments for improving the working and living conditions of millions of Indians employed in this region,official sources said.
Embassy officials in the Gulf region were also urged to intensify efforts to find the whereabouts and fate of Indian nationals taken as hostages by Somali pirates as lot of ship owners are from the Gulf region.
Krishna also interacted with hundreds of working class Indians in Abu Dhabi who brought to the notice of the External Affairs Ministry various issues faced by them in the region.
During his visit Krishna will co-chair with his counterpart Sheikh Abdullah the 10th Session of the India-UAE Joint Commission for Technical amp; Economic Cooperation.
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