All set for red carpet welcome of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman is arriving today on a two-day visit to Pakistan which is being termed historic as the Saudi Arabia is due to sign MoUs worth billions of dollars.The crown prince is visiting Pakistan on the invitation of Prime Minister Imran Khan and will be accompanied by a high-level delegation, including members of the Saudi royal family, key ministers and leading businessmen.During his visit, the crown prince will hold meetings with President Arif Alvi, Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa. A delegation of Pakistan’s Senate will also call on him and discuss ways to enhance parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.Ministers from Saudi Arabia will also hold meetings with their Pakistani counterparts to discuss bilateral cooperation. During Prince Mohammad bin Salman’s stay, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a number of agreements and MoUs in diverse sectors, including investment, finance, power, renewable energy, internal security, media, culture and sports. The two countries will also discuss ways and means to develop a robust follow-up mechanism to ensure effective implementation and quick progress on tangible areas of cooperation.PM Imran would receive the crown prince and his high-powered delegation at Nur Khan Airbase.A formation of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets would escort the jet of the crown prince when it would enter the airspace of Pakistan and that Mohammad bin Salman will be given a 21-gun salute upon his arrival.The federal capital had been tastefully decorated to mark the occasion. Elaborate security arrangements had been made for the visiting dignitary and his delegation.A banquet would be held at the Prime Minister House in the honour of the crown prince. Imran Khan and Mohammad bin Salman would also address the banquet.The joint working groups of both the countries would hold meetings on various ventures of bilateral cooperation. The Board of Investment (BoI) would sign a number of memoranda of understandings to enhance cooperation between the two countries.A Supreme Coordination Council led by Mohammad bin Salman and Imran Khan will be launched during the visit for effective coordination and follow up to achieve mutually agreed objectives.A banquet would be held at the President House today, where President Dr Arif Alvi would confer the highest civil award on Mohammad bin Salman.

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