Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi says that Pakistan's relations with Saudi Arabia were deep, are deep, will remain deep.
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, who is on a visit to China, in an exclusive interview with Geo News, expressed his desire to have more meetings with Saudi Arabia.
"We will have more meetings with Saudi Arabia in the near future. Relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have been and will remain good," he said.
The Foreign Minister said that there is no stature on the relations between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the position of the Saudi Foreign Minister on Palestine is very clear, Saudi Arabia has taken a firm stand on the issue of Palestine.
He said that the situation in Occupied Kashmir is deteriorating, the situation in Occupied Kashmir has changed in one year, what is happening in Kashmir is not hidden from anyone.
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The Foreign Minister said that Kashmiris are keeping an eye on Pakistan. The Kashmir issue has come up in the Security Council three times in the last one year. This is a development.
He said that some forces do not want the peace process in the region to move forward, today India is fomenting terrorism, the world is watching.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that today voices are being raised against it from within India, the Indian government is being criticized from within India.
He said that when India tried to occupy a disputed territory, China came to the fore and the thinking of the nations was changing to some extent.
The Foreign Minister said that the world situation was changing and China and Pakistan had largely overcome the Corona virus outbreak.
He said that China and Pakistan have to move forward through mutual consultation and no one can deny the importance of C-Pack.
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Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that he hoped that the meeting with his Chinese counterpart would be fruitful and the early completion of the C-Pac project would also be discussed.
The Foreign Minister said that the situation in neighboring Afghanistan has improved and a lot is changing in Afghanistan as well.
"We try to live up to the expectations of friendly countries. We also hope that our friendly countries live up to our expectations," he said.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi further said that the speech was also made by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Shahbaz Sharif, both of whom have written a letter asking if there is any suggestion.
The Foreign Minister also said that Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Cabinet and the entire party appreciated the efforts of the Foreign Office.
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