Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif left Islamabad on Thursday for Saudi Arabia on the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
PM Shehbaz Sharif is expected to hold in-depth talks with the Saudi Crown Prince with particular focus on the regional security and the Middle East conflict.
“This visit is highlighting Pakistan’s positive role in the diplomatic arena, and Pakistan will continue to play this role,” the PMO affirmed in a statement released in Islamabad.
Just a day ago, PM’s Spokesperson for Foreign Media Mosharraf Zaidi said Pakistan would be there for Saudi Arabia “before it is needed”.
On March 7, a week after the war erupted with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir visited Saudi Arabia to meet with Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud.
The two “discussed the gravity of the security situation accruing from Iranian drone and missile attacks on the Kingdom”, the military’s media affairs wing said. They also discussed joint measures needed to halt such attacks within the framework of the “Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement” signed by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia last year.
Reporter Awais Kiyani