Riyadh eyes significant investment in Pakistan: Saudi FM

Expressing confidence in the productive discussions with Pakistani authorities, Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Tuesday said that there is a significant opportunity to increase the level of investment, which is already on the table by overcoming “hurdles”.

Speaking at a joint news conference along with Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar following a series of meetings with President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir and interaction with Apex Committee of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC), the Saudi foreign minister expressed the confidence the discussions will deliver significant benefits for both countries.

He said that he and his delegation had a productive series of meetings with Pakistani leadership and counterparts, adding that they stressed on importance and strategic depth of bilateral relations between the two countries, as well as the Kingdom’s commitment to further exploring avenues to deepen this relationship.