ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan concluded his three-day official visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday after signing several agreements with the top leadership in the kingdom to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Khan arrived in the Kingdom on Friday alongside high-ranking Pakistani officials at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and the two leaders held wide ranging bilateral and delegation level talks on Saturday in Jeddah.
On Saturday, PM Khan and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed an agreement to establish the Saudi-Pakistan Supreme Coordination Council in Jeddah before vowing to deepen Pakistan-Saudi ties in all fields.
“It was agreed to further strengthen, deepen and diversify the existing bilateral political, economic, trade, defense and security ties,” PM Khan’s office said in a statement on Saturday night.
“Special emphasis was laid on increasing Saudi investments in Pakistan, collaboration in the field of energy, and increased job opportunities for Pakistanis in Saudi Arabia,” it added.
In another joint statement issued on Saturday, the two leaders also discussed ways to strengthen and enhance economic and trade ties by exploring areas of investment and opportunities in line with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 plan and Pakistan’s development priorities.
“Pakistan and Saudi Arabia agreed to continue supporting each other at multilateral fora. They agreed to further deepen coordination and cooperation to safeguard mutual interests and uphold the principles of fairness and justice,” it said.
Before leaving for Pakistan on Sunday, PM Khan addressed a gathering of overseas Pakistanis where over two million Pakistanis live and work in Saudi Arabia, which is the largest source of remittances to Pakistan.
PM Khan returns home after three-day visit to Saudi Arabia
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PM Khan returns home after three-day visit to Saudi Arabia
- Inks several agreements with top leadership in the Kingdom during the three-day trip
- Agreements include the establishment of a Saudi-Pakistani Supreme Coordination Council
Pakistan, Jordan agree to enhance cooperation in trade, energy, investment
- Pakistan, Jordan hold inter-ministerial commission meeting in Islamabad to discuss cooperation in several sectors
- Both sides agree to form working group, Jordan-Pakistan Business Council to accelerate trade and investment cooperation
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Jordan have agreed to enhance cooperation in trade, investment, banking, energy and other economic sectors, Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan said on Thursday.
The understanding was reached between the two sides at a meeting of the Pakistan-Jordan Inter-ministerial Commission in Islamabad on Thursday.
Pakistan enjoys cooperation with Jordan in several sectors including trade, defense and minerals. Jordan was the fifth country to recognize Pakistan after it secured independence in 1947. The two nations established formal diplomatic ties in 1948.
“Areas which cover a very diversified sectoral approach from trade and investment, industrial development, banking and finance, agriculture and livestock, higher education, vocational training, labor, health, climate change, maritime, energy, mineral resources and many more,” Khan said at a news conference with Jordanian Minister of Industry and Trade Yarub Qudah.
The Pakistani minister said it was a “very good opportunity” for both sides to transform their brotherly relations into economic cooperation.
Qudah agreed with Khan, saying it was time for Islamabad and Amman to take their economic and trade relations to “a totally different level.”
“We have also agreed to have a working group that will work this year on different sectors and also the establishment of the Pakistan-Jordan Business Council,” he said.
He invited Khan to Jordan to hold talks on further cooperation, adding that the 11th meeting of the inter-ministerial commission will be held in Jordan next year.
The bilateral trade between Pakistan and Jordan stood at $46.58 million in 2023. Pakistan’s main exports to Jordan include textiles, rice, ethyl alcohol, polymers of styrene, sugar confectionaries, nuts and dried fruits.
Meanwhile, Pakistan mainly imports mineral and chemical fertilizers, ferrous waste and scrap, inorganic acids, chemicals, medicaments and seeds from Jordan.
