Saudi Arabia’s Information Minister Awwad Bin Saleh Al Awwad on Saturday called on Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi and expressed the Saudi leadership’s desire to work with the new government in Pakistan.
The foreign minister welcomed the wishes of the Saudi leadership, stressing need for promoting economic cooperation between the two countries, a statement issued by the Foreign Office said. They also agreed to enhance contacts between leaders of the two states. On the occasion, Qureshi also invited Saudi investors to invest in Pakistan.
The Saudi minister later called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed matters of mutual interest, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. The visiting dignitary lauded the strong and brotherly ties between the two countries, the statement said, reaffirming Saudi Arabia’s full support to Pakistan in its efforts towards peace and stability.
Published in Daily Times, September 9th 2018.
