ISLAMABAD: Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, the ambassador of Saudi Arabia in Islamabad, met Pakistan’s Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at his office in Islamabad on Friday and discussed issues relating to bilateral ties.
“During the meeting both sides discuss issues of mutual interest,” the Saudi Embassy said in a tweet.
#پاکستانی چیف آف نیول اسٹاف ایڈمرل/ظفر عباسی نے محترم سفیر جناب @AmbassadorNawaf کا استقبال کیا اور ملاقات کے دوران باہمی دلچسپی کے امور پر تبادلہ خیال کیا گیا. pic.twitter.com/VfqT0rJvp6
— السفارة في باكستان - سعودی سفارت خانہ (@KSAembassyPK) October 19, 2018
The navies of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have close cooperation and have held a number of joint trainings and exercises.
Pakistan Navy ship PNS Saif is currently on a visit to Saudi Arabia and its Commanding Officer, Capt. Shahid Wasif, early this week hosted a reception at the PNS Saif at the Jeddah Islamic Port.
Capt. Tariq Al-Seeri, a representative of the Saudi Royal Navy, had also attended the reception.
According the statement issued by Pakistani Consulate in Jeddah, Wasif said that “Saudi Arabia has a very significant role and position in the region. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have time-tested and mutually supportive relations.”
Earlier this year, in February, the joint naval exercises between the Pakistan Navy and Royal Saudi Naval Forces, Naseem Al-Bahr-11 and Daraa Al Sahil-4, were held in the Arabian Gulf at the East Fleet at the King Abdulaziz naval base.
