ISLAMABAD, FEB 2, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signed Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and four agreements to enhance bilateral cooperation in various spheres, officials said.
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdul-aziz, President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz were present as the concerned Saudi and Pakistani ministers put their signatures on the agreements at the Prime Minister's House.Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal and his Pakistani counterpart Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri inked the MoU on Bilateral Political Consultations between foreign ministries of the Two countries. Saudi Labour Minister Ghazi Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Gosaibi and Education Minister Lt-Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf signed the agreement on Technical Cooperation Programme for Cooperation in the field of Technical Education and Vocational Training between Pakistan's Education Ministry and General Organization for Technical Education and Vocational Training in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Minister of Finance Ibrahim Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Assaf and Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Salman Shah inked the agreement on Avoidance of Double Taxation and Prevention of Tax Evasion.
Saudi Minister of Culture and Information Iyad Bin Amin Madani and Education Minister Javed Ashraf inked the agreement on Programme of Educational and Scientific Cooperation between the Pakistan's Education Ministry and Saudi Higher Education Ministry.
President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology Dr. Saleh Bin Abdul Rahman Al-Athel and Science and Technology Minister Nouraiz Shakoor signed the agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the Two countries.
