ISLAMABAD: Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki, Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Pakistan met with Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani on Monday where the two discussed matters of bilateral and regional interest.

During the meeting in Islamabad, Sanjrani lauded the Saudi government, particularly Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his plans to invest in Pakistan, especially in the mineral-rich southwestern province of Balochistan, a statement released by his office read.

Sanjari said that Pakistan valued its relationship with Saudi Arabia and hopes that it “expand further.”

“There are huge opportunities for investment in Pakistan and Saudi investors can benefit from investing in different sectors,” Sanjrani told Al-Malki.

The Saudi envoy, for his part, congratulated Sanjrani for winning the confidence of the Senate or the upper house of the parliament last week after he survived a no-confidence motion by the opposition parties.

“The Upper House (Senate) can play an important role in promoting the relations between the two countries,” the statement read.

During the meeting with the Saudi envoy, Sanjrani also discussed the recent tensions in Kashmir and said that the Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) can help highlight the issues of the people of “occupied Kashmir.” “Saudi Arabia should play its role in resolving the Kashmir issue,” Sanjrani said.

The statement, quoting Al-Malki, added: “Pakistan is an important country in the region and solutions to problems can be found through negotiation.”

On Sunday, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Raja Ali Ejaz called on Dr. Abdullah Mosa Altayer, Chief Adviser to the Secretary General of the Organization of the OIC and apprised him on the “Indian aggression along the Line of Control (LoC) and the Indian military’s use of illegal cluster ammunition to target civilian populations,” the Pakistan Consulate General in Jeddah said.