ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan al Saud in Jeddah.
During the meeting, matters pertaining to bilateral relations, promotion of mutual cooperation in various sectors and important regional and international issues came under discussion.
Both the foreign ministers emphasized the need to increase cooperation in trade, investment, energy, infrastructure, tourism and manpower sectors to further strengthen bilateral relations.
They expressed the commitment that Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council being formed under an agreement signed during the visit of Prime Minister will be made result-oriented.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman will jointly head the Council and it will have a scope in three aspects including political, security and economic. The two foreign ministers will chair the political and security matters at the Council and Foreign Ministries will act as focal points.
Qureshi also apprised the Saudi counterpart about human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan’s role for peace in Afghanistan.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed multiple documents to enhance bilateral cooperation in the fields of energy, media, prisoners exchange and others.
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman witnessed the signing of the agreements inked by the relevant ministers from both the sides.
Both the countries signed an agreement to form Supreme Coordination Council to strengthen the bilateral cooperation in multiple fields. An agreement for exchange of convicted prisoners was also signed between the two countries besides another agreement to counter the crimes.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia also signed a framework agreement on energy projects besides another one in the field of environmental protection. The two countries signed MoUs to enhance cooperation to curb smuggling as well as on workers’ recruitment.
Earlier, the Crown Prince also hosted a dinner reception for Prime Minister Imran Khan and his delegation. The prime minister was warmly received by the Crown Prince on arrival at King Abdulaziz International Airport of Jeddah,
