ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to Pakistan Nawaf Said Ahmad Al-Malkiy has said hiscountry was looking forward to invest in China Pakistan EconomicCorridor (CPEC) and Gwadar port projects.The CPEC was a huge project, which would create many investmentopportunities, he said in an interview with PTV.The ambassador said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were cooperatingin military, economic and other sectors and their cooperation wouldincrease further in future.Pakistan and the KSA, he said, enjoyed good brotherly relations,which were centuries old and were deepening further.He said both the countries were facing similar issues and were extending cooperation to resolve the same.He said today media, particularly social media, were very Important and the Saudi embassy would use them to highlight the Saudi efforts for providing facilities to Hujjaj (pilgrims).He said the Saudi government was making all-out efforts to providethe best facilities to Hujjaj. More than 500,000 officials, besidesvolunteers, were deployed during Haj to serve the pilgrims, he added.It was a difficult job but the Saudi government had the capabilityto make Haj arrangements, he added.He said expansion of the Haram Sharif was underway and on itscompletion hopefully next year, the number of pilgrims from Pakistanwould be increased.The ambassador stressed that the Muslim Ummah should getunited to overcome the challenges being faced by it.He said the KSA government was giving special attention topromote education and it was offering scholarships to Pakistanistudents.He said his mission in Pakistan was to provide support to itspeople as it was his second home.
Saudi Arabia expresses keen interest in Gwadar Port projects