Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif Thursday chaired a highlevel meeting here to discuss the recent developments in the Middle East.
The Prime Minister said Pakistan enjoyed close and brotherly relations with Saudi Arabia and other countries of Gulf Cooperation Council and attached great importance to their security.
According to a PM House statement, the meeting concluded that any threat to Saudi Arabia’s territorial integrity would evoke a strong response from Pakistan.
It was, therefore, decided that on March 27, 2015 a delegation comprising Federal Minister for Defence and Advisor to PM on National Security would visit Saudi Arabia to assess the situation.
Senior representatives from the armed forces would also accompany the delegation.
The meeting was attended by Federal Minister for Defence, Khawaja Mohammad Asif; Advisor to PM on National Security, Sartaj Aziz; Chief of the Army Staff, General Raheel Sharif and Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman.
