Sheikh Saleh bin Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, Minister of Islamic Affairs, Endowments, Call and Guidance, attended Sunday evening a banquet held in honor of him by the Office of Call at the Saudi Embassy in Islamabad. The Minister explained that his visit to Pakistan aims to strengthen and consolidate the existing relations between the two countries. In a statement to Saudi Press Agency, he said that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are two strong countries that have been enjoy strong and firm ties since their founding. He added that these relationships are rich in all fields, particularly in the Islamic, political, economic, military, cultural and social areas as well as the exchanged visits between officials, including the visit of Pakistani minister of Religious Affairs to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia since a month ago. He pointed out that the exchanged visits come to confirm this strong, distinguished ties and to build bridges with Pakistan's scholars, politicians and intellectuals of different political and religious orientations. --More 02:18 LOCAL TIME 23:18 GMT تغريد
