RIYADH: On the special invitation of Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Monday arrived here along with a delegation to attend the 9th Future Investment Initiative Conference.
Upon arrival at King Khalid International Airport, the Deputy Governor of Riyadh, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz, Saudi Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki, and Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ahmed Farooq welcomed the Prime Minister and the Pakistani delegation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Special Assistants Tariq Fatemi and Bilal bin Saqib are in the high-level delegation accompanying the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister will represent Pakistan at the Future Investment Initiative Conference.
During his visit, the Prime Minister will hold a bilateral meeting with Saudi Crown Prince and Prime Minister Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
The meeting will discuss further promotion of cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in the fields of trade, investment, energy and manpower. The meeting will also discuss global and regional issues of mutual interest.
The Prime Minister will also hold meetings with world leaders and heads of international organizations who have come to participate in the Future Investment Initiative. –Agencies
