Islamabad, SPA :

 Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, sent a cable of thanks to Pakistani Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif, following the Deputy Crown Prince's departure from Islamabad at the conclusion of his visit to Pakistan.

 In his cable, the Deputy Crown Prince expressed thanks for the hospitality and said that the visit allowed the discussion of issues of common interest in order to serve the Islamic nation.

 He added that the visit underlined the depth of the strategic relationship between the two countries and solidarity between the two brotherly peoples.