Syed Mussarat Khalil

Saudi Gazette

JEDDAH — Ambassador of Pakistan to Saudi Arabia Raja Ali Ejaz has said that Pakistani food and textile products have a huge market in Saudi Arabia and “we are encouraging our exporters to take advantage of this market.” He added that a recent visit of a delegation of Rice Exporter Association of Pakistan has enabled our rice exporters to expand their reach in Saudi Arabia.

He said this in a meeting with the Jeddah-base Pakistani journalists.

On a question regarding the problem faced by the Pakistani workers in some companies, the ambassador told that he was personally in contact with the heads of these companies and assured that the Pakistan workers interest will be safeguarded.

Responding a question on labor requirement in the Kingdom, he said that Saudi Arabia is a fast growing economy and its need for labor has not decreased. It has diversified its labor requirement from unskilled to skilled labor, He said we need to send more qualified and skilled worker to Saudi Arabia.

He told that the transfer of prisoner agreement with the Saudi government is in process and we hope that it will be finalized soon.

The Ambassador appreciated the interest shown by the journalists in community issues and said that the media should keep on playing its constructive role in bringing forth the issues of Pakistani community. Shehryar Akbar Khan Consul General Pakistan and Arshad Munir Consular (Press) were also present on the occasion.