Pakistan Premier Syed Yousuf Reza Gilani met here on Wednesday evening with Saudi Ambassador to Lebanon Ali bin Saeed Awwadh Asiri, whose term of office ended after nine years of service as Saudi ambassador to Pakistan. During the meeting, the Pakistani Premier sent his greetings to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, expressing his government's appreciation of and gratitude to the King for his feelings towards Pakistan. He stressed that relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia stem from common faith, values, culture and identical visions about most regional and international issues. Gilani commended the efforts exerted by Ambassador Asiri during his work in Pakistan in strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. On his part, Ambassador Asiri thanked the Premier for the Pakistani government's facilitation of his mission in Pakistan.
