Islamabad, H.E. Nawaf bin Saeed Ahmad Al-Malkiy, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, called on caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar in Islamabad today.

The Saudi Ambassador congratulated the Prime Minister on assuming office and conveyed best wishes and greetings on behalf of the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques, as well as Crown Prince His Royal Highness Mohammed Bin Salman, and the people of Saudi Arabia.

The Prime Minister said that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed historic and deep rooted ties. He thanked the Saudi government for its consistent support for Pakistan’s economic stability and development. He particularly mentioned the large number of Pakistanis working in Saudi Arabia and requested the Saudi side to continue to extend all possible facilitation to them.

The Prime Minister lauded the vision of the Saudi leadership and said that Saudi Arabia could always count on Pakistan as its trusted and reliable partner.

The Prime Minister emphasized that the recently-instituted Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) would continue to work as before and would lay the foundations to fast-track foreign investments, particularly from Saudi Arabia. In this regard, he highlighted energy, infrastructure, agriculture, IT and manpower as potential sectors of cooperation.

Ambassador Nawaf reiterated that Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were bound together in a fraternal relationship, which was characterized by mutual trust and understanding, and close cooperation on all bilateral and regional issues of common interest.