Imran arrives in Saudi Arabia for one-day visit


Islamabad/Riyadh, Dec 14 (IANS): Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday arrived in Medina during his one-day visit to Saudi Arabia.

Khan will pay his respects at the Prophet Mohammed's grave and offer prayers at Masjid-i-Nabvi before departing for Riyadh, Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said in a statement.

Khan, accompanied by Foreign Secretary Sohail Mehmood, was received by Madina Deputy Governor Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-Faisal.

This is Khan's fourth visit to Saudi Arabia this year.

A Foreign Office press release termed the Pakistan PM's visit to Saudi Arabia a part of "regular exchanges" between the leadership of the two nations.

"The consultations will cover bilateral matters and recent developments in the regional context," Pakistan's Foreign Office said.

Khan's visit to Saudi Arabia comes after Riyadh expressed unhappiness over Pakistan PM's decision to attend a summit in Malaysia, Dawn reported.

Riyadh is seeing the Kuala Lumpur summit, a brainchild of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, as an attempt to present an alternative to the Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

  

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