Pakistan, Saudi Arabia chart new course for agri-trade partnership

Mettis Link News reported that Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have pledged to widen cooperation across the economy and agriculture. A Pakistani group of farm experts will soon travel to Riyadh to push forward discussions on developing the partnership's broader possibilities. The announcement followed a meeting in Islamabad between Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Saudi Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Engineer Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley.

Sharif said the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, signed recently by Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan, had brought the three nations closer and signalled togetherness and peace throughout the area. He added that, as strategic partners, the two countries should now direct their efforts toward stronger trade and investment links. During the meeting he also expressed satisfaction with constructive engagement on Pakistani farm exports to the Kingdom, and both sides discussed raising agricultural productivity through technology, research, and more efficient water use.

The visiting Saudi minister expressed gratitude for the warm welcome given to his delegation, and reaffirmed the Kingdom's readiness to expand cooperation across agriculture, water and food security. Several federal ministers attended the meeting, among them Muhammad Aurangzeb and Atta Tarar, alongside senior government officials.