Visits of parliamentarians and increased interaction between them figured in the meeting at the Shoura headquarters in Riyadh.
The two agreed that Pakistani and Saudi parliamentarians can learn from each other’s experience and for this purpose closer cooperation and greater parliamentary interaction was needed.
Al-Jafri proposed a visit of the Pakistani members of Parliamentary Friendship Committee to Saudi Arabia preferably before the end of Shoura’s current session. Mirza agreed to the proposal and assured Al-Jafri of an early response.
She emphasized that close cooperation between the National Assembly of Pakistan and Saudi Shoura Council would add substance to our bilateral relations.
She said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed close relations and that frequent contacts at the highest level have been the hallmark of these relations.
She thanked the Shoura Council vice chairman for the sentiments he expressed for Pakistan and the Pakistani people and also thanked Shoura Council Chairman Abdullah Al-Asheikh for the hospitality extended to her during her visit to Saudi Arabia.
She also thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for his personal interest in promoting the fraternal ties between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Consul General Abdul Salik Khan and Head of Chancery Imran Siddiqui were also present at the meeting.
