• Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, centre, meets the Saudi delegation, left, led by Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir and UAE's delegration, led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. AFP
    Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan, centre, meets the Saudi delegation, left, led by Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir and UAE's delegration, led by Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed. AFP
  • Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Shah Qureshi, greets Adel Al Jubair, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah Bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation for the UAE, in Islamabad. AFP
    Pakistan's Foreign Minister, Shah Qureshi, greets Adel Al Jubair, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia, and Abdullah Bin Zayed, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation for the UAE, in Islamabad. AFP
  • Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Qureshi greets Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed at Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad. AFP
    Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Qureshi greets Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed at Nur Khan military airbase in Islamabad. AFP
  • The UAE and Saudi delegations with Shah Qureshi. AFP
    The UAE and Saudi delegations with Shah Qureshi. AFP
  • Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Qureshi, centre, joins hands with UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, left, and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel A lJubeir in Islamabad. AFP
    Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Qureshi, centre, joins hands with UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, left, and Saudi Foreign Minister Adel A lJubeir in Islamabad. AFP

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UAE and Saudi Arabia visit Pakistan in joint diplomatic push

UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and Saudi's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al Jubeir, met key political figures

The National

September 05, 2019

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UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed and the Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al Jubeir, visited Islamabad on Wednesday to meet Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The UAE's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and Mr Al Jubeir held a day of talks with key political figures in the Pakistani government.

The two men discussed the latest developments in the region and across the globe with Shah Qureshi, Pakistan's Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Gen Qamar Jaived Bajwa, the country's army chief.

The meetings were aimed at strengthening ties between Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Pakistan.

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