PM Shehbaz to visit Saudi Arabia and Turkiye from April 15

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will embark on a visit of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Turkiye from Wednesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Monday, quoting sources.

On the first left of his tour, PM Shehbaz Sharif will pay a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia from April 15. Later, he will proceed to Turkiye.

According to the sources, the Prime Minister will undertake this important visit at the invitation of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.

The sources further revealed that this is the second visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to the KSA within one month.

During the visit to Saudi Arabia, the PM is expected to hold consultations on key regional and international developments, signalling continued diplomatic engagement between the two countries.

The visit follows much-anticipated talks in Islamabad, which ran from Saturday into early Sunday and were the first direct US-Iran meeting in more than a decade and the highest-level discussions since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution. 

The prime minister will be accompanied by Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, and Special Assistant Syed Tariq Fatemi.

Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb is also expected to join the delegation in Riyadh, subject to the completion of his ongoing visit to the United States.

Reporters: Anwer Abbas and Awais Kiyani