Imran to arrive in Riyadh today

Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Saudi Arabia today on a three-day official visit to attend the launching ceremony of the “Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) Summit”.

The prime minister visiting the Kingdom to attend the Summit, at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman Bin Abdul Aziz, will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including the foreign minister and other members of the Cabinet. At the MGI Summit, the prime minister will share his perspective on the challenges faced by the developing countries due to climate change.

He will also highlight Pakistan’s experience of launching nature-based solutions to address the environmental challenges, Foreign Office said in a statement issued yesterday.

The MGI Summit, the first of its kind in the Middle East Region, is being held at the initiative of the Saudi Crown Prince.

It may be recalled ‘Green Saudi Arabia’ and ‘Green Middle East’ initiatives were launched by the Crown Prince in March 2021 aimed at protecting the planet. Imran Khan welcomed these two initiatives and offered to share experiences and lessons from Pakistan’s ‘Clean and Green Pakistan’ and ‘10 billion Tree Tsunami’.