Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan will visit Pakistan to holdimportant meetings with Prime Minister Imran Khan and other top governmentofficials.

According to the media reports, the visit is scheduled this month. SaudiForeign Minister Faisal bin Farhan will hold talks with President ArifAlvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan, and Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshiduring his visit.

He will be accompanied by the kingdom’s Minister of Energy Abdulaziz binSalman and a team of Saudi businessmen and companies’ heads.

Reportedly, the officials will also touch upon the establishment of an oilrefinery in Pakistan during bilateral discussions.

The sources revealed that the scheduled Saudi visit was sending positivevibes with regard to mending ties between Pakistan and the kingdom thatwere damaged following Islamabad’s demand to call an Organisation ofIslamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting on the Kashmir issue.

It may be recalled that back in December 2020, Pakistan Prime MinisterImran Khan and Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki exchanged viewson bilateral relations, regional situation, and issues of common interest.

Prime Minister Imran Khan underlined that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia hadhistoric and deep-rooted fraternal ties, which stood the test of time.

Both also discussed bilateral cooperation and the ways to tackle theCOVID-19 situation collectively.

The resolve to further strengthen the strong, longstanding Pakistan-SaudiArabia fraternal ties was reaffirmed.

The two agreed to enhance bilateral ties and continue close collaborationon all issues of mutual interest.