JEDDAH: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has asserted that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s visit to Saudi Arabia proved highly productive for Pakistan as a number of agreements were signed between the two countries.
“The prime minister’s visit is proving highly productive and there is good news for Pakistan and the Pakistani people,” the Foreign Minister said in a video statement issued today (Saturday).
Sharing details about the talks, Qureshi said PM Imran and Crown Prince signed an agreement under which a high-level coordination consultation council will be established which will provide an institutionalised and structured platform for the bilateral relationship.
“We have decided to move forward in all fields, especially energy collaboration, economic relations, investments and job opportunities,” the foreign minister added.
FM Qureshi said, “In Mohammad Bin Salman’s view, to achieve the goals set under the vision they would need massive manpower. They have estimated that they would need at least 10 million workers in the next 10 years.”
“Saudi Arabia has decided to allocate a large chunk of this [manpower import] for Pakistani people. New job opportunities would be created for Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia,” FM Qureshi added,
Referring to the important agreements, he said under one agreement, the Kingdom will provide $ five hundred million to Pakistan from the Saudi Development Fund to be used for infrastructure development and development of water resources in Pakistan.
PM Khan also invited the crown prince to visit Pakistan and shared that the goodwill generated by his last visit is still fresh in the minds of people. “A Saudi delegation will visit Pakistan after Eid to discuss the visit of the Saudi crown prince and foreign minister to Pakistan,” he added.
