Saudi Arabia invited to join CPEC: Fawad Chaudhry

Saudi Arabia is the first country that Pakistan has invited to become a third member of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Minister of Information Fawad Chaudhry said on Thursday.

Addressing a press conference in Islamabad regarding Prime Minister Imran Khan's two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE), Chaudhry said that Pakistan's main interest lies in cooperation with Saudi Arabia on matters of trade and security.

He also announced that high-level delegations from Saudi Arabia and UAE will visit Pakistan to discuss trade and security in October.

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