Pakistani PM Khan likely to visit Saudi Arabia on a three day official visit

Pakistani PM Khan likely to visit Saudi Arabia on a three day official visit

ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan is likely to visit Kingdom on a three days official visit to attend the ‘Middle East Green Initiative Summit’ being held in the last week in October.

The premier was invited to attend the conference by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while KSA envoy to Pakistan Nawaf bin Said Al-Malki conveyed the message of the Saudi ruler.

MEGIC, Middle East Green Initiative Conference, will be held in Saudi Arabia from October 23 to 25, and United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and other Arab and African countries will participate in it.

Meanwhile, Khan and recalled the two historic initiatives announced by the crown prince to tackle the adverse impacts of climate change and environmental degradation and thanked him for inviting him to the ceremony.

Both countries are also collaborating closely to develop synergies in their climate-change-related strategies.

Earlier, MBS called the leaders of Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, and Sudan to discuss a massive regional tree-planting project.

A statement issued by Saudi Press Agency stated “The Middle East Green Initiative aims, in partnership with the countries of the region, to plant 50 billion trees as the largest reforestation program in the world.”