PM Shehbaz to undertake four-day visit to Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will undertake an official four-day visit to Saudi Arabia from March 19 to 22, aimed at strengthening the bilateral ties, enhancing economic cooperation, and promoting investment between the two countries.

PM Shehbaz is scheduled to meet Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman where the two leaders will discuss and deliberate upon ways to boost trade, enhance partnership in key sectors and facilitate greater economic collaboration, a Foreign Office Spokesperson said in a press release on Tuesday.

The prime minister’s visit underscores the deep-rooted historical relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and will pave the way for increased mutual understanding, enhanced cooperation in trade, and investment, and greater diplomatic coordination on bilateral, regional, and global matters.

The delegation, accompanying the prime minister, will include Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, along with key federal ministers and senior officials.

It is to be noted that the PM, back in October 2024, had visited the Kingdom to participate in the 8th edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), held under the patronage of King Salman.

The same month, Islamabad and Riyadh had inked several memorandums of understanding (MoUs), worth over $2 billion, to boost bilateral trade and investment during the Islamabad visit of a Saudi delegation, headed by Minister for Investment Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al-Falih.