Saudi Arabia signs deals worth $20 bn with Pakistan

IANS  |  Riyadh 

Saudi Crown on Sunday signed with eight agreements worth $20 billion, the media reported.

One of the agreements is about Saudi Arabia's Aramco-run refinery in the Pakistani port of Gwadar, one of the world's largest refineries, at a value of $10 billion, reported citing the Al Arabiya TV.

"is a dear country to the Saudi people and we will be partners as we have always been," Al Arabiya quoted the Saudi Crown as saying.

and are working together to expand economic partnership, particularly in the tourism sector, he added.

The Crown is currently on a two-day official visit to Pakistan, the first leg of his Asian tour, starting Sunday.

He is scheduled to visit and later.

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First Published: Mon, February 18 2019. 02:20 IST