Committed to working with Pakistan to expand ties, Saudi envoy tells defence minister 

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki called on Federal Minister for Defense Pervez Khattak in Islamabad today and said the Kingdom was committed to working with Pakistan to expand ties, the defence ministry said.
“Talking about the existing mutual cooperation between the two countries, the ambassador said that our relations with Pakistan are based on mutual trust,” a statement released by the Pakistani defence ministry quoted Al-Maliki as saying. “Therefore, we are committed to working with Pakistan and its people to further expand our fraternal ties.”
The statement added: “Pakistan attaches great importance to its relations with Saudi Arabia ... The Federal Minister of Defense said that the people of Pakistan have great respect for the Saudi government and its people.”
The two countries have a “remarkable history” of fraternal relations, the statement said: “We believe that Saudi Arabia is a trustworthy and reliable friend and we want to promote this relationship.”