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- Follows a meeting between both the ambassadors in Riyadh where they resolved to strengthen ties between the two nations
- Imran Khan is reportedly scheduled to begin his visit to Saudi Arabia on May 7
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s new ambassador to Riyadh, Lt. Gen. (r) Bilal Akbar, met with Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, in Riyadh on Sunday to discuss Prime Minister Imran Khan’s upcoming visit to the Kingdom, Pakistan Embassy in Riyadh tweeted.
During the meeting, both ambassadors reaffirmed their resolve to further strengthen the “time tested brotherhood and friendship between the two countries, with a renewed emphasis on economic cooperation.”
A source familiar with the matter told Arab News last week that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s three-day trip to Saudi Arabia is scheduled to begin on May 7.
PM Khan will be visiting the Kingdom on the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Last week, Ambassador Al-Malki told Arab News that “this visit will further strengthen relations between both countries in all fields,” adding that “there will be many memoranda of understanding” signed during the visit.
The two countries had inked agreements for $20 billion investment projects, during the crown prince’s visit to Pakistan in February 2019.
Al-Malki said that while work on the projects had “already begun,” a planned preferential trade agreement would also lead to broader economic cooperation.