Pak, Saudi ministers discuss bilateral co-op

Foreign Minister of

Pakistan, Shah

Mahmood Qureshi held a video meeting with Saudi Minister of

Communications

& Information

Technology, Eng.

Abdullah Amer

Al- Swaha and discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of information technology.

Foreign Minister Qureshi underlined the historic and deep- rooted fraternal ties, which form the basis of enhanced cooperation in all fields between the two countries. He said that the two countries shared the focus on development of information technology, which was the need of the modern digital age.

The Foreign Minister emphasized the importance of IT, highlighting the fact that both Pakistan and the Kingdom had a significant youth bulge in their demography. He added that the two countries had a wide- ranging scope of expanding ties and enhancing collaboration in this field, which could be mutually beneficial for both.

On his part, the Saudi Minister reciprocated the warm feelings and both the Ministers agreed the need to enhance close bilateral ties in all matters of mutual interest.

I SLAMABAD:

-PR