Ambassador of Saudi Arabia calls on the Foreign Minister

(2011-12-23)

The Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Mr. Abdul Aziz bin Ibrahim bin Salih Al-Ghadeer, called on Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar today.

The Foreign Minister lauded the efforts being made by the Ambassador in further strengthening the existing fraternal relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. She also briefed the Ambassador about the recent developments, especially the situation arising out of the 26 November NATO attacks on the Pakistan security posts at Salala.

The two sides discussed bilateral relations and ways and means to further strengthen the existing cooperation in various fields. They noted with satisfaction that there existed similarity of views between the two countries on a number of important issues.

Islamabad
23 December 2011

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