Will continue ‘positive links’ to enhance partnership with Saudi Arabia: Pakistan

Pakistan K Foreign Office said on Friday that he Saudi Arabia will continue ‘positive linkages’ to enhance economic and strategic partnership with

According to Arab News, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud came to Islamabad on a two-day visit this week, with the aim of strengthening bilateral economic cooperation and advancing previously agreed investment agreements.

Pakistan has said that investment projects worth 30 billion dollars were presented in Riyadh during Prince Faisal’s visit.

The visit of Saudi officials took place after a meeting between Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Makkah, in which Saudi Arabia promised to accelerate investment of five billion dollars.

Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, while giving details of Prince Faisal’s visit during the weekly briefing, said, “We will continue constructive relations with Saudi Arabia to increase economic and strategic partnership.”

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According to him, the purpose of this is to accelerate the discussion on promoting bilateral economic cooperation by following the agreement reached between the Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and the Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch said that in the ‘Saudi Arabia-Pakistan Investment Conference’ under the joint chairmanship of the two foreign ministers in Islamabad, both sides discussed various sectors such as energy, mining, agriculture, information technology, construction, human resource development and exports. Discussed investment proposals.

He further said that the objective of the investment conference is to pave the way for Saudi investment in Pakistan.

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia also discussed the global and regional situation.

Pakistan has expressed deep disappointment at the United Nations Security Council on Thursday over the failure to recommend Palestine’s membership in the United Nations General Assembly.

Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, Spokesperson of the Foreign Office, said in this regard, “We regret the American decision to veto the draft resolution granting full membership to Palestine to the United Nations.”

He said, “We believe that the time has come for Palestine to be included in the United Nations. It will be a step towards correcting the historical injustice done to the Palestinian people for 75 years and it will be a confirmation of their right to self-determination.” will do.’