Saudi Arabia and Pakistan discuss developments in Afghanistan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan (L) speak during a joint press conference with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad. (File/AFP via Getty Images)
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan (L) speak during a joint press conference with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Islamabad. (File/AFP via Getty Images)
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan (L) receives phone call from Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. (File/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan (L) receives phone call from Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. (File/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Updated 24 August 2021
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Saudi Arabia and Pakistan discuss developments in Afghanistan

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan (L) receives phone call from Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. (File/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
  • Prince Faisal and Qureshi also reviewed the strategic relations between Riyadh and Islamabad
  • Adel Al-Jubeir held a virtual meeting with Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday received a phone call from his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi to discuss developments in Afghanistan.
During the call, they also reviewed the strategic relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, and ways to strengthen them in all common areas, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said.

They also discussed other important developments, including in the region.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir held a meeting with Uzbek Foreign Minister Abdulaziz Kamilov to discuss bilateral relations and regional and international issues of common interest.