Islamabad (September 18, 2018): Prime Minister Imran Khan will leave for Saudi Arabia on a one-day official visit on today, confirmed Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi.
The Prime Minister will be accompanied by Foreign Minister, Minister for Finance and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce.
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The Prime Minister will call on His Majesty King Salman and hold a bilateral meeting with the Crown Prince.
The King will also host a state banquet for the Prime Minister at the Royal Court. Accompanying Ministers will also meet their counterparts to discuss bilateral cooperation.
During the visit, the Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen will call on the Prime Minister, in the presence of the Foreign Minister.
The Prime Minister will also do ziarat at Madinah and perform Umra.
The premier along with his delegation will arrive in Abu Dhabi in the evening of 19 September, he will be received by His Royal Highness Mohammaed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of UAE.
He will be visiting the UAE on the invitation of the Crown Prince. The two leaders will discuss issues of bilateral interest.
Earlier, talking to media, Qureshi said, “Prime Minister Imran Khan is visiting Riyadh on the invitation Saudi leadership.”
The Foreign Minister went on to say Imran Khan will meet Saudi leadership during his one-day visit. The visit will further strengthen Pak-Saudi relations, Qureshi added.
PM Imran Khan will return to Pakistan on Wednesday.
It will be Imran Khan’s first foreign visit as Prime Minister of Pakistan after assuming office.
The visit comes days after Saudi Information Minister visited Pakistan and met with Prime Minister Khan and other top civil and military officials.
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In a telephonic call on August 12, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz had congratulated PM Imran on his victory in the July 25 parliamentary elections.
The king told Imran that Pakistan was an important ally of Saudi Arabia and the kingdom wants a close relationship with the South Asian country.
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