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Saudi Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan for talks; Repair bilateral bonds.

Saudi Foreign Minister to visit Pakistan for talks; Repair bilateral bonds.
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Islamabad: Foreign Minister Saudi Arab Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud will visit Islamabad on Tuesday to hold talks with Pakistani leadership about bilateral and global issues, announced here on Monday, in the midst of efforts to fix some stress in some time , Saudi Foreign Minister will be accompanied by a delegation consisting of senior Saudi government officials, according to the Pakistani Foreign Office (for).
The visit of the Saudi Minister at the invitation of his partner Pakistannya Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a special significance after the Journey of Prime Minister Imran Khan to Saudi Arabia in May.
Two foreign ministers will exchange views on overall bilateral relations and regional and international problems, FO said.
Saudi Foreign Minister will call other officials during the visit.
“This will provide a timely opportunity to review progress in bilateral cooperation in line with the vision of the second leadership of the country,” said FO.
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have a long and historic brotherhood relations, deeply rooted in faith together, shared history, and reciprocal support, he said.
This relationship is characterized by close cooperation in all fields and reciprocal collaboration on regional and international problems, FO said.
A high-level visit from Riyadh will take place in the midst of a volatile situation in neighboring Afghanistan from the place of US forces and NATO interesting at the end of August.
A high-level visit that is often the main feature of relationships that functions to further deepen and expand the relationships in various dimensions, said FO.
The visit of the Saudi Foreign Minister will strengthen the positive momentum on the high-level exchanges and the deepening of bilateral cooperation in various fields, he added.
The bilateral bond has been under periodic pressure for different reasons since 2015 when Pakistan refused to send troops to the Saudi War in Yemen.
Pakistan is also believed to be not happy with the beginner’s bond between Saudi Arabia and India.
The difference arises when Pakistan must withdraw from the peak of Muslim leaders in Malaysia in 2019 because Saudi Arabia is not part of it and see it as an effort to create a group of rivals non-Arab Muslim countries.
Pakistan also returned USD 3 billion to Saudi Arabia after Fiasco Summit.
QureShi Foreign Minister has criticized the Saudi kingdom for failing to call the OIC Foreign Minister’s meeting on Kashmir’s problem.
However, efforts are made to sew differences and restore the relationship to the path.
The breakthrough came when bin Salman in March called Khan by telephone and invited him to visit.
Saudi Arabia is home to more than two million Pakistani people.
The visit of the Saudi Foreign Minister was about a week after 62 Pakistani prisoners were sent back from Saudi Arabia through special flights.
The prisoners were taken home after Prime Minister Khan intered and regulated funds for their repatriation, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid said in May that 1,100 Pakistani prisoners in Saudi Arabia were sent home to Pakistan.

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