Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif affirmed that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have strong economic, political and defensive relations. He added that the two countries agree on regional issues.
in an interview with the “Asharq Al-Awsat,” the Pakistani PM pointed out that the two countries are working closely to turn this relationship into a mutual economic and strategic partnership in the future.
The Pakistani Prime Minister did not hide that his country is awaiting a prospective visit by Prince Muhammad bin Salman, the Crown Prince, the Saudi Prime Minister “impatiently.”
He added that Islamabad “is preparing the kit is very keen to ensure the success of the visit”, and it is likely to be “a turning point in the history of our bilateral cooperation, and it will be the culmination of the economic and strategic partnership between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
And Prince Faisal bin Farhan, the Saudi Foreign Minister, previously said that the Pakistani Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Pakistani Foreign Minister phone on May 19, 2024, and according to the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the talks witnessed “initial arrangements” to visit the Saudi Crown Prince to Pakistan, which said that “the date will be determined at a time Later on the agreement of the two parties. ”
In the first week of March 2024, Shahbaz Sharif became Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time, after a first period that lasted in April 2022 to August 2023. Sharif started his first foreign stations after his election as head of Saudi Arabia on April 7th The past.
Sharif met with Prince Muhammad bin Salman, in Makkah, then he made another visit in the late month to participate in the work of the meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and met the Saudi Crown Prince.
During a short period of time, the two sides exchanged a number of other visits, including the trip of a high -level Saudi delegation to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, in the middle of last April, headed by Prince Faisal bin Farhan.
Ministers from the main sectors including investment, water and agriculture, the environment, industry, and resources Metal, energy, and other sectors participated in the event. The Saudi delegation met with senior Pakistani officials.
