ISLAMABAD: Pakistan highly values its relations with Saudi Arabia and both the countries are tied in the eternal bonds of religion, history and culture. These views were expressed by National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq while talking to Saudi Ambassador Nawaf Saeed Ahmed Al Malkiy, who called on him at Parliament House on Friday.
The speaker said that Pakistan wanted stability and peace in the region because it was necessary for prosperity and development of the region. He said that the menace of extremism and terrorism had adversely affected the region’s progress, and needed collective efforts to overcome it. “Muslims are victimised all over the world and this is the right time that Muslims countries should be thinking positive for each other” the speaker urged.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq also said that the current instability, sectarian divisions, and immense human under-development in the Muslim world have retarded genuine development and fruitful integration of the Muslim world. He reiterated that Pakistan is committed to playing a decisive role in conflict transformation and peacebuilding in the Muslim world.
The Saudi envoy said that his government wanted Pakistan to prosper and develop, and stressed the need for spreading the true message of Islam for curbing extremism and terrorism.
The diplomat also endorsed the speaker’s proposal for collaboration to confront shared challenges and urged the need for deeper engagement between the two friendly countries. “National interest of Pakistan is obviously the national interest of Saudi Arabia,” the ambassador remarked.
He assured the speaker that Saudi Arabia will stand as Pakistan’s partner in uplifting regional development, adding that they consider Pakistan as a counter-part in addressing regional and global challenges.
