The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed to enhance and boost the current bilateral relations between them in various fields, it was reported here. This came during talks held at the headquarters of the Pakistani ministry of foreign affairs in Islamabad today between the two countries' delegations, led by Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Prime Minister's Advisor for Foreign and National Security Affairs Sartaj Aziz. The Pakistani News Agency, which carried the news, said the two sides agreed to enhance joint cooperation to achieve economic stability and increase investments in the private sector. In a joint press conference with Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Aziz said that Pakistan is linked with Saudi Arabia through firm deep-rooted ties, noting that Pakistan is keen to boost these relations in all fields. He added that the visit of Prince Saud Al-Faisal is of great interest to Pakistan as it is the first by a Saudi foreign minister since the formation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's administration. Aziz stated that the two countries agreed to enhance and expand bilateral cooperation in all fields, including investment, trade and energy. He said Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif briefed the Saudi foreign minister on the plans of his government aiming at enhancing economic growth in Pakistan. He drew the attention that the two countries share identical views on most of the regional and international issues and that they stand side by side in support of regional security and stability. In response to a question, the Pakistani senior official denied reports that the case of the former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was discussed with Prince Saud Al-Faisal, noting that Musharraf's case is an internal matter in which Saudi Arabia, in its capacity as Pakistan's close and authentic friend country, never interferes. --More 22:09 LOCAL TIME 19:09 GMT تغريد
