ISLAMABAD:- Pakistan
has invited Saudi Arabia to become the third partner in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced this at a press conference on Thursday.
Prime Minister Imran Khan has just returned from a trip to the kingdom. He and his cabinet ministers had traveled to Saudi Arabia and the UAE upon the invitation of the two countries.
Chaudhry said that the Saudi crown prince has assured of bilateral cooperation with Pakistan.
The economic corridor is made up of projects, some of which have started as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative. They are valued at $62 billion.
Chaudhry remarked that the relationship between Pakistan and the Arab world had turned contentious during the tenure of the last government.
"We have resolved all the problems now," Chaudhry said. The UAE has agreed to help solve the water crisis in Karachi.
In October, delegations from Saudi Arabia and the UAE will come to Pakistan.
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