Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf wrapped up a brief visit to the Kingdom yesterday after discussing issues including possible defense cooperation with top officials here. His talks with Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of the National Guard, also covered regional cooperation, the international situation, Indo-Pak relations, and ways of strengthening the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), according to Pakistani Ambassador Abdul Aziz Mirza. Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have been pushing proposals to bolster the 57-member OIC.
| OIC? OIC? Oh, yes. We've heard of it. An obscure body of Islamist states with no discernable purpose other than exchanging pleasantries and bitching about U.S. operations that target Islamists with explosives... |
Mirza said defense cooperation âalso figured during the talks. The Kingdom has shown willingness for defense purchases from Pakistan.â Saudi Arabia and Pakistan recently concluded a successful joint naval exercise.
| Yeah, buddy. If I had no own country, there's nobody I'd want defending me from aggression more than Pakland, with its unbroken record of military successes... |
A spokesman of the Pakistani Embassy said Saudi Arabia welcomed the recent agreement on a road map for peace between India and Pakistan. Ways of forging closer cooperation in fighting terrorism and organized crime were also on the agenda, he added. The two leaders also talked about the growing commercial relations between their countries, the ambassador said. There has been a continuous trade imbalance of more than $450 million in favor of the Kingdom, which Pakistan is unlikely to offset with increased exports in the near future.
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