ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has expressed the resolve to work closely with Saudi Arabia to realize the shared vision of strategic partnership.
In a tweet, the prime minister said said Pakistan-Saudi relations are special and marked by exceptional trust. He thanked King Salman Bin Abdulaziz and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman for their felicitation messages on his becoming the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
I thank the Custodian of Two Holy Mosques HM King Salman bin Abdulaziz & HRH Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for felicitation messages. Pak-Saudi relations are special & marked by exceptional trust. I resolve to work closely to realize our shared vision of strategic partnership!
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 15, 2022
Earlier, Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ongratulated Shehbaz Sharif for becoming the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The state-run agency of Saudi Arabia shared a tweet, saying “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman has sent a cable of congratulations to Prime Minister of Pakistan Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on the occasion of his taking oath of office”.
It also added that Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, also sent a cable of congratulations to Sharif who becomes the new premier last week
PM Sharif is expected to travel to Saudi Arabia and China in his first foreign trip after taking charge. He will meet his family and will also perform Umrah.
UAE rulers Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has also felicitated Sharif, while Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also greeted the PML-N leader on his election.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Indian PM Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Russian President Putin, and other world leaders also greeted the new Pakistani PM.
