Pakistani information minister to visit Saudi Arabia ‘soon’ to discuss media cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Saudi Minister for Media, Dr. Majed bin Abdullah Al-Kassabi, has invited Pakistani Information and Broadcasting Minister, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, to visit Saudi Arabia, Pakistani state-run news agency APP reported on Tuesday, with Pakistan accepting the invitation.
Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Pakistan, Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki, called on the information minister on Monday and conveyed the invitation on behalf of the Saudi media minister, a press release said.
In his letter, the Saudi minister asked the minister to visit Saudi Arabia during Ramadan and perform Umrah and visit the Mosque of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) in Madinah. 
“He said the visit would also provide both sides the opportunity to discuss ways and means for strengthening media cooperation,” APP reported. “The information minister accepted the invitation and said he would visit Saudi Arabia soon. He said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed deep fraternal ties based on common faith, culture, traditions and values and he would like the media dimension added to these ties.”
During his discussion with the ambassador, the Pakistani minister emphasized the revival and implementation of memorandums of understanding signed between the two countries “to strengthen cultural cooperation.”
“Chaudhary Fawad said that collaboration in the field of culture was imperative to understand each other’s values and bring the brotherly people of the two nations closer,” APP said. “The information minister stressed enhanced cooperation in the fields of media and information.”