ISLAMABAD: Pakistani naval chief Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi arrived in Riyadh on Monday night on his first official visit to Saudi Arabia.
He will remain in the kingdom “from 18-23 January 2021 on special invitation of Commander Royal Saudi Naval Forces,” the Pakistani navy said in a statement. “Upon arrival at Riyadh, he was received by Raja Ali Ejaz, Ambassador of Pakistan to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and high ranking military officers of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.”
The Pakistani naval chief will meet top government and senior military leaders of the kingdom during his visit which is “expected to further enhance the brotherly relationship between two countries in general and navies in specific.”
The Pakistani and Saudi navies have enjoyed close relations for decades. The Pakistani navy provided training to Saudi officers and sailors during the Saudi navy’s formative years in the seventies and eighties while Saudi Arabia has given the Pakistan navy free-of-cost fuel on many occasions.
Pakistani naval chief in Riyadh to meet government, military leaders
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Pakistani naval chief in Riyadh to meet government, military leaders
- Admiral Niazi will be in the kingdom from January 18-23 on the special invitation of the Saudi naval chief
- Received in Riyadh by Pakistani ambassador to Saudi Arabia and top military officers
Pakistan’s deputy PM speaks with Iran, Türkiye after UN rights vote on Tehran
- Pakistan voted against UN rights council resolution seeking to expand scrutiny of Iran
- Dar discusses regional issues with Türkiye’s Hakan Fidan after World Economic Forum
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar held separate phone calls on Saturday with the foreign ministers of Iran and Türkiye, highlighting Islamabad’s growing diplomatic engagement on regional crises after backing Tehran at the United Nations Human Rights Council and amid wider discussions on Middle East stability.
Dar, who also serves as Pakistan’s foreign minister, spoke with Iran’s Seyed Abbas Araghchi after Islamabad voted against a resolution at the UN rights council in Geneva that sought to expand international scrutiny of Iran following a crackdown on anti-government protests that began last month and continued for several days.
“Foreign Minister Araghchi thanked DPM / FM for his strong support and Pakistan’s position at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva,” the foreign office said in a statement after the phone call.
While the resolution was adopted, Iran rejected it as “politicized” and described the council’s action as interference in its internal affairs.
Dar later spoke by phone with Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, with the two leaders reviewing developments following the World Economic Forum in Davos and agreeing to remain in close contact on key regional and international matters, the foreign office said.
Pakistan and Türkiye have increasingly coordinated diplomatic positions on regional issues, including Middle East tensions, as Islamabad positions itself as an active interlocutor in multilateral forums addressing conflict and humanitarian crises.
Iran’s foreign minister also conveyed appreciation to Pakistan’s prime minister, government and people for what he described as Islamabad’s principled stance, the statement added.
