ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Wednesday that noefforts were being made to push Pakistan into Yemen conflict.
He was speaking at a press conference alongside Information Minister FawadChaudhry and Adviser to PM on Trade and Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood.
Qureshi said when they took over the reins of the country, Pak-Saudirelations were strained.
“A vacuum was created in Pak-Saudi ties due to some reasons,” he said,adding that the harmony in ties between the two countries would bewitnessed during the visit of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman toPakistan.
The Saudi Crown Prince will arrive in Pakistan on February 16 for a two-dayvisit, according to the Saudi ambassador, and is expected to stay at the PMHouse.
During his stay, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia will be signing a number ofagreements and MoUs related to diverse sectors, including investment,finance, power, renewable energy, internal security, media, culture andsports.
The two countries will also discuss ways and means to develop a robustfollow-up mechanism to ensure effective implementation and quick progresson tangible areas of cooperation.
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The foreign minister said such a huge Saudi delegation would never havevisited Pakistan before. He said the delegates would include Saudiministers, heads of Saudi companies and high-ranking officials.
He lamented that even if something good happens, efforts are made tounearth conspiracies here.
“No effort is being made to push Pakistan into Yemen conflict, neither hasPakistan given any assurance to join the war,” Qureshi said.
He said Saudi Arabia is interested in setting up an oil refinery inPakistan, whereas it would also invest in minerals resources here.
“This investment is bilateral and has nothing to with CPEC,” the ministersaid.
