HRH Crown Prince Receives Pakistani Prime Minister

Jeddah, April 30, 2022, SPA -- His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, received here today at Al-Salam Palace, Prime Minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif. An official reception ceremony was held in honor of the Prime Minister of Pakistan. After that, HRH the Crown Prince and Pakistani Prime Minister held a meeting, during which HRH Crown Prince welcomed the Prime Minister of Pakistan in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In turn, the Pakistani Prime Minister expressed his happiness to visit the Kingdom and to meet with HRH the Crown Prince. During the meeting, they reviewed the fraternal and historical relations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. They also discussed the prospects of bilateral cooperation and promising opportunities as well as the ways of developing them in various fields. The two sides also reviewed all regional and international issues and discussed a number of issues of common interest. The meeting was attended by Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy; Prince Turki bin Mohammad bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz, Minister of State and Cabinet's Member; Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Interior; Prince Abdullah bin Bandar bin Abdulaziz, Minister of National Guard, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Deputy Minister of Defense; Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Minister of State, Cabinet's Member, National Security Adviser, Dr. Musaed bin Mohammed Al-Aiban, who is also the accompanying minister; Minister of Commerce and Acting Minister of Media Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi; a number of ministers and senior officials and the Pakistani Prime Minister's accompanying delegation. --SPA