Pakistan to continue support for peace in region: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan will continue to support all efforts for peace in the region and the world.According to a joint communiqué, Prime Minister Imran Khan during his visit to Saudi Arabia stressed the need to solve Middle East problem through political and diplomatic channels. The communiqué further said that this visit was in continuation of consultations between the leaderships of the two countries on various issues. Leaders of the two countries also discussed in details the mutual and matters relating to the region. The prime minister stressed the need for strategic relationships between the two countries and said that Pak-Saudi relations are the guarantors of peace, stability and progress in the region. According to the joint communiqué, Saudi Arabia offered every possible cooperation for the development of Tourism in Pakistan. In this context, a Saudi team will visit Pakistan soon. After May 2019, it was the fourth visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia. This visit portrays the importance of continued cooperation and strategic partnership between the two countries.

The joint communiqué also said that the leaderships of the two countries pledged to take the present relationship between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to new heights. The two leaders exchanged views on OIC and other sources to take the Kashmir cause forward.

Imran Khan briefed the Saudi crown prince on the latest situation in the Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) and Indian aggression on the Line of Control. Imran Khan also thanked Saudi Arabia for their support on the Kashmir issue. Imran Khan congratulated the Saudi crown prince for the presidency of G-20.