Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to strengthen cooperation in information technology

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday held a video call with Saudi Minister of Communications and Information Technology Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of information technology.
According to an official handout circulated by the foreign office of Pakistan, Qureshi highlighted the significance of information technology for the two countries since they both have significantly large segments of youthful population.
“Foreign Minister Qureshi underlined the historic and deep-rooted fraternal ties, which form the basis of enhanced cooperation in all fields between the two countries,” the statement said. “He said that the two countries shared the focus on development of information technology, which was the need of the modern digital age.”
Qureshi also added that “the two countries had a wide-ranging scope of expanding ties and enhancing collaboration in this field, which could be mutually beneficial for both.”
The Saudi minister reciprocated the warm feelings and echoed the sentiments of the Foreign Minister, terming Pakistan as a close brotherly country.
“The two Ministers agreed to enhance bilateral ties and continue close collaboration on all matters of mutual interest,” said the statement.