New Delhi, April 20 -- April 20:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit a factory in Jeddah and interact with Indian workers there during his visit to Saudi Arabia next week, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told reporters during a media briefing ahead of the April 22-23 visit.

"Saudi Arabia hosts the second-largest Indian expatriate community in the world. Nearly 2.7 million Indians live and work in Saudi Arabia. It is a matter of great satisfaction that the Indian community in Saudi Arabia is very well regarded for their significant contribution to the national life and economic development of the kingdom," said Misri.

The visit to the factory would once again highlight the importance that PM Modi attaches to the welfare of Indian worke...