ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani said that the people,
the Parliament and the Government of Pakistan look
towards Saudi Arabia to work for the unity and solidarity of the Muslim Ummah.
The close brotherly ties with Saudi Arabia, he said, is a source of strength for
Pakistan.
The Prime Minister was talking to Ms. Hinna Rabbani Khar, Minister
of
State for Foreign Affairs who called on him to brief him on her recent
visit to Saudi Arabia and meetings with the Saudi leadership. The
meeting was held here at the Prime Minister’s House here on Wednesday.
State for Foreign Affairs who called on him to brief him on her recent
visit to Saudi Arabia and meetings with the Saudi leadership. The
meeting was held here at the Prime Minister’s House here on Wednesday.
The Prime Minister directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to
ensure
detailed follow-up on the understandings reached at during the visit
of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to Saudi Arabia.
detailed follow-up on the understandings reached at during the visit
of Minister of State for Foreign Affairs to Saudi Arabia.
The Minister of State on Foreign Affairs, Ms. Hinna Rabbani Khar
while
briefing the Prime Minister on her recent trip to Saudi Arabia, mentioned that both sides agreed that frequent high level meetings
between the two sides would help to strengthen the existing friendly
ties between the two brotherly countries.
briefing the Prime Minister on her recent trip to Saudi Arabia, mentioned that both sides agreed that frequent high level meetings
between the two sides would help to strengthen the existing friendly
ties between the two brotherly countries.
The Saudi leadership, she said, assured that Saudi Arabia’s relationship with
Pakistan is strategic and permanent. She further mentioned that Saudi leadership
assured that Saudi Arabia would extend complete support for early finalization
of Pakistan-GCC Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Hina Rabbani Khar, while apprising the Prime Minister on the decisions and
understanding reached at with the Saudi government, said that it was agreed that
the meeting of Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Joint Ministerial Commission (established
in 2007) will be held very soon. It was also agreed, she said, that
institutional mechanism will be established to promote cooperation and
collaboration between the two countries in the fields of investment, finance,
trade, defence and export of manpower from Pakistan.
As regards the challenges facing the Islamic world, Ms. Hina Rabbani
Khar said that both sides agreed to develop common position for the
solidarity and wellbeing of the people of Muslim Ummah.
Khar said that both sides agreed to develop common position for the
solidarity and wellbeing of the people of Muslim Ummah.
The two sides, she added, mutually agreed to hold political level
consultations
between their respective foreign offices to consult and coordinate
their positions vis-à-vis the evolving situation in the region and the
Middle East.
between their respective foreign offices to consult and coordinate
their positions vis-à-vis the evolving situation in the region and the
Middle East.
The Saudi leadership with whom Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar met during hervisit to
Saudi Arabia included Prince Saud Al Faisal, Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Prince Bander Bin Sultan, Secretary General of
National Security Council of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Mohammed Bin Naif,
Minister for Interior and senior officials of Foreign Office. SANA
Foreign Affairs, Prince Bander Bin Sultan, Secretary General of
National Security Council of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Mohammed Bin Naif,
Minister for Interior and senior officials of Foreign Office. SANA
