ISLAMABAD: Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Maliki called on the prime minister’s special assistant on climate change, Malik Amin Aslam, and expressed interest in learning from Pakistan’s green initiatives and replicating them in own country.
The two agreed to strengthen the Islamabad-Riyadh ties, especially cooperation and collaborations to protect the nature and planet.
They also discussed the Saudi government’s 10 Billion Tree Plantation Program and Ecosystem Restoration Initiative.
The Saudi envoy appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for afforestation and protection of the environmentally-sensitive and biodiversity-rich wildlife areas.
He said the Saudi government was ready to sign a memorandum of understanding with Pakistani climate change ministry to increase collaborations in environmental, climate change, renewable energy, water conservation and rainwater harvesting to promote Pakistan’s green initiatives in Saudi Arabia.
“We feel much honored to receive the Saudi agreement offer and will definitely sign MoU after getting a formal go-ahead from Prime Minister Imran Khan,” he said.
The Saudi envoy said his government was interested in replicating Pakistan’s recently launched Olive Tree Tsunami Initiative and National Agriculture Program in the country.
He said the climate change ministry was implementing several world-acclaimed flagship programs and projects in technical support with the international UN organizations including UNDP and UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Bank.
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