Minister of State for Immigration and Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram left here on Tuesday for Riyadh on a three-day visit to Saudi Arabia for talks on problems of the Egyptian workers in the kingdom.

The visit comes as part the Egyptian government's interest in addressing the problems of the Egyptian expatriates as the minister will make similar visits to the US and South Africa.

In Arabia, the minister will meet with representatives of the Egyptian community in Riyadh and Jeddah.

The minister will get briefed on the problems of the Egyptian expatriates in Arabia to work with the Saudi authorities on settling them.