Saudi King is Pakistan agree on fighting terrorism, cheap oil
Saudi Arabia-Pakistan, Politics, 2/3/2006

The Saudi King Abdullah concluded his visit to Pakistan, his last station in his Asian tour on Thursday by signing five agreements and the call to cooperate in the field of fighting terrorism, before he held talks with the Pakistani officials, during which a call was made for Plaestinian Hamas to take a "moderate" position concerning Israel.

King Abdullah held talks with the Pakistani President B. Musharraf and the prime minister Shawkat Aziz that centered on the need of "enhancing and coordinating bilateral regional and international cooperation to fight terrorism and overcome its reasons," as well as cooperating in the field of money laundering and smuggling," and encouraging joint investments.

Both Pakistan and Saudi Arabia called on the world to accept the Hamas elections victory in the Palestinian elections and to deal widely and objectively with the results and avoiding hasty assessments.

A joint statement issued by the two sides indicated that Saudi Arabia called on Hamas to make its positions more moderate towards Israel and to work for peace in the Middle East and to form a government preserves the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. including reconciliation and working for making a progress in the peace process.

On Iraq, the two sides expressed their "hope the political operation will result the establishment of a government which is able to ensure the unity of Iraq." The statement added that the two sides discussed also the Iranian issue, the general situation in the Middle East, as well as proposals to restructure the Organization Of Islamic Conference .

The Pakistani president thanked the Saudi king for the "quick and continued' aid his country offers to Pakistan following the recent earthquake and expressed his "gratitude over the Saudi pledge to rebuild the devastated area."

Concerning the conflict between Pakistan and India, King Abdullah said he appreciates the recent peace initiatives and hopes that the dialogue between the two countries will achieve optimum results so as conflicts to be settled fairly.

While The Saudi king and the Pakistani president supervised the signing of five cooperation agreements in the fields of education, sciences and the economy and Pakistani Dawn newspaper said that Saudi Arabia may agree to sell 2 billion dollars of oil annually at reduced prices to help Pakistan face the continued pressures on its foreign currency reserves.

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