ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a video call with the Minister of Communications and Information Technology of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Eng. Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of Information Technology (IT).
Qureshi underlined the historic and deep-rooted fraternal ties, which form the basis of enhanced cooperation in all fields between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.
The foreign minister said that the two Countries shared the focus on the development of information technology, which was the need of the modern digital age.
![IT cooperation - The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a video call with the Minister of Communications and Information Technology of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia H.E. Eng. Abdullah Amer Al-Swaha on Thursday to discuss bilateral cooperation in the field of Information Technology (IT). Qureshi underlined the historic and deep-rooted fraternal ties, which form the basis of enhanced cooperation in all fields between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The foreign minister said that the two Countries shared the focus on development of information technology, which was the need of the modern digital age. Shah Mahmood Qureshi emphasized the importance of IT, highlighting the fact that both Pakistan and the Kingdom had a significant youth bulge in their demography. The minister added that the two Countries had a wide-ranging scope of expanding ties and enhancing collaboration in this field, which could be mutually beneficial for both. The Saudi minister of communications and information technology reciprocated the warm feelings and echoed the sentiments of the foreign minister, terming Pakistan as a close brotherly Country. The two ministers agreed to enhance bilateral ties and continue close collaboration on all matters of mutual interest.](https://dnd.com.pk/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Shah-Mahmood-Qureshi.jpg)
Shah Mahmood Qureshi emphasized the importance of IT, highlighting the fact that both Pakistan and the Kingdom had a significant youth bulge in their demography.
The minister added that the two Countries had a wide-ranging scope of expanding ties and enhancing collaboration in this field, which could be mutually beneficial for both.
The Saudi minister of communications and information technology reciprocated the warm feelings and echoed the sentiments of the foreign minister, terming Pakistan as a close brotherly Country.
The two ministers agreed to enhance bilateral ties and continue close collaboration on all matters of mutual interest.