The Ambassador of Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Khan Hasham Bin Saddique, met His Excellency Eng. Haitham A. Al-Ohali, Vice Minister of Communication and Information Technology of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia today in his office.
During the meeting the two dignitaries discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries focusing especially on cooperation in the fields of communication and information technology. The Ambassador of Pakistan highlighted the potential existing between the two countries for cooperation in the IT field as Pakistan makes rapid progress under China Pakistan Economic Corridor and Saudi Arabia implements its Vision 2030 focusing on main themes of digitization and artificial intelligence.
H.E. Eng. Haitham, while agreeing to the Ambassador’s assessment, stressed on the need for the two countries to identify and work closely on possible avenues of cooperation in the field of IT and digitization.
He also talked about the various ICT initiatives underway in the Kingdom. During the meeting, the two dignitaries also discussed cooperation at multilateral fora.