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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman has said his country wants to be a part of Pakistan in the journey of economic growth, and the investment made now will be increased in months and years ahead. The Prime Minister drove the Crown Prince to see him off at Noor Khan Airbase, and two leaders held a joint but a brief news conference before the departure of the Crown Prince after two-day visit to Pakistan.

The Crown Prince said, "We feel very at home in Pakistan. The Saudi Arabia believes in Pakistan's future because it has huge opportunities." He said that by 2030 Pakistan would be really next to two huge economies - China as the largest economy and India will be the third largest economy. "So Pakistan will definitely benefit from these neighbouring economies as there is great leadership to put Pakistan in the right position," he said adding, "We can see that happening as Pakistan economy grew by 5 percent and there is huge potential for Pakistan to be one of the 20 economies."

"Saudi Arabia wants to be part of Pakistan in that journey and what was been done (investment agreements) during my stay is a beginning and I hope that in near future we will do more and more," added the Crown Prince. Prime Minister Imran Khan said, "I wish you would have stayed longer. When I woke up in the morning and looked at my mobile phone after your statement "consider me as Pakistan ambassador in Saudi Arabia," I realised if you had contested for elections in Pakistan, you would have got more votes than me."

The Prime Minister also thanked the Crown Prince's announcement to free over 2107 Pakistani prisoner from Saudi jails and stated that MoUs singed by the two countries have set development of relationships of the two countries in a wider sphere. These MoUs, Khan said, reflect enhanced relations. He said, "Pakistan's geo-strategic location and comparative advantage of Saudi Arabia in certain areas and Pakistan in other areas, all this is a combination of greater future of two countries."

Copyright Business Recorder, 2019


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