Saudi ambassador meets army chief, interior minister in Islamabad

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Saeed Al Al-Maliki called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Pakistani army chief, and Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, on Tuesday and discussed enhancing ties.
“I had the pleasure of visiting and meeting the Chief of Staff #الجيش_الباكستاني Lt. General Qamar Javed Bajwa at his headquarters today,” Al Al-Maliki said in a tweet. “Discussed regional and international files and ways to enhance cooperation between the two brotherly countries in areas of common interest.”

“During the meeting matters of mutual interest, regional security situation and bilateral defense relations between the two brotherly countries were discussed,” a statement from the Pakistani military said. “The ambassador reaffirmed KSA’s [Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s] full support to Pakistan’s position on all matters, especially on regional issues.”
In a separate meeting with the interior minister, “cordial conversations were exchanged and issues of common interest between the two brotherly countries were discussed and ways to enhance them,” the Saudi ambassador said in a Twitter post.