Saudi defense minister meets with Pakistan’s army chief

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Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman receives Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh on Thursday. (SPA)
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Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman receives Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh on Thursday. (SPA)
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Updated 12 February 2026
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Saudi defense minister meets with Pakistan’s army chief

  • Prince Khalid and Munir reaffirmed Saudi-Pakistani relations and the strategic defense partnership between the two countries

RIYADH: Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir in Riyadh on Thursday.

The two officials discussed joint efforts to “promote global peace and security in a manner that serves our shared interests,” Prince Khalid wrote on X.

Prince Khalid and Munir also reaffirmed the strength of Saudi-Pakistani relations and the strategic defense partnership between the two countries. 


Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to the two-state solution

Updated 27 February 2026
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Saudi Arabia reaffirms commitment to the two-state solution

  • Waleed Elkhereiji stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution”

RIYADH: In Riyadh on Friday, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed Elkhereiji participated on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan in the extraordinary meeting of the Open-Ended Executive Committee at the level of foreign ministers of the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to discuss the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the Saudi Press Agency reported. 

Elkhereiji reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution and its efforts to unify international positions.

He stressed the “importance of mobilizing political and economic support and advancing practical steps that translate commitments into concrete measures and accelerate the realization of the two-state solution,” the SPA stated. 

He also restated Saudi Arabia’s commitment to continuing this path with partner countries to achieve “a just and comprehensive peace that fulfills the aspirations of the Palestinian people to self-determination and the establishment of their independent state in accordance with the Arab Peace Initiative.”