Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday that there is a need to start a new era of strategic relationship between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in order to further broaden and deepen the existing cordial bilateral relations.
The remarks were made during Sharif’s meeting with Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, foreign minister of Saudi Arabia who called on the Pakistani prime minister in Islamabad.
While discussing the Afghan situation, Sharif reaffirmed that Pakistan remains committed to facilitating Afghan-led and Afghan- owned peace and reconciliation process, adding that a peaceful and stable Afghanistan is in Pakistan’s interest.