PM Shehbaz lands in Riyadh to attend ‘One Water Summit’



Deputy Governor of Riyadh Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rehman bin Abdul Aziz receives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 3, 2024. — X/PTVNewsOfficial
Deputy Governor of Riyadh Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rehman bin Abdul Aziz receives Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif upon his arrival in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, December 3, 2024. — X/PTVNewsOfficial

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to attend the “One Water Summit”, scheduled to be held on December 3-4.

Prince Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy Governor of Riyadh, together with Pakistan’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and others, obtained the visiting premier at Riyadh’s Royal Airport Terminal.

The prime minister was being accompanied by Minister for Info and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar and Particular Assistant to Prime Minister Tariq Fatemi.

“Simply landed in Riyadh to affix Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and different international leaders on the One Water Summit, a well timed occasion to deliberate upon collective methods to sort out water safety challenges,” he wrote on his X official deal with. 

“Collectively, we purpose to speed up motion to fight desertification, deal with water air pollution, and advocate for native, regional and international motion. Let’s unite in our pursuit for water sustainability!” he added.

PM Shehbaz lands in Riyadh to attend One Water Summit

On the summit, the prime minister will ship a keynote deal with at a roundtable specializing in restoration, preservation, and adaptation within the context of recent water sources and wetlands.

He may also spotlight the steps being taken by Pakistan to advertise water conservation, strengthen local weather resilience, enhance water high quality, create livelihoods, and preserve biodiversity.

PM Shehbaz will underline the significance of worldwide cooperation to sort out the affect of climate-induced floods, erratic and excessive climate patterns, and warmth stress on water sources and ecosystems.

He may also name for significant worldwide collaboration for sustainable water useful resource administration.

On the sidelines of the occasion, the prime minister is predicted to carry bilateral conferences and engagements. 

‘Exceptional progress on Saudi investments’

A day earlier, PM Shehbaz expressed satisfaction over the progress in cooperation and funding tasks between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, hailing the longstanding friendship between the 2 nations.

Chairing a assessment assembly, the prime minister highlighted that Pakistan’s collaboration with Saudi Arabia continued to develop throughout varied sectors, underscoring the strategic partnership between the 2 international locations.

PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs a review meeting regarding Saudi Arabias investments in various sectors in Pakistan on December 2, 2024. — PID
PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs a assessment assembly concerning Saudi Arabia’s investments in varied sectors in Pakistan on December 2, 2024. — PID

“Saudi Arabia has been a dependable accomplice in Pakistan’s difficult occasions, and we’re dedicated to deepening this cooperation,” the premier stated.

The assembly additionally included a briefing on the outstanding progress of bilateral investments.

The assembly was briefed concerning the progress on bilateral cooperation in varied fields within the second assembly of the Pakistan-Saudi Arabia Joint Activity Drive held in November.

It was knowledgeable that inside a brief span of time, each international locations had signed 34 memoranda of understanding (MoUs), seven of which have already been formalised into agreements. These agreements have been valued at $560 million.

The assembly was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Overseas Minister Ishaq Dar, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, Minister for Petroleum Dr Musaddik Malik, and Nationwide Coordinator of the Particular Funding Facilitation Council Lieutenant Common Sarfaraz Ahmed.