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Saudi FM to visit Pakistan on anti-terror cooperation

Xinhua

Xinhua

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SaudiArabiaForeignMinisterAdelBinAhmedal-JubeirwillvisitPakistanonJan.7fortalksfocusingonanti-terrorcooperation,thePakistaniForeignMinistrysaidonSunday.

TheSaudiministerwasscheduledtovisitPakistanonJan.3-4,however,thevisitwaspostponed.Noreasonwasgivenforthepostponement.

ThePakistaniForeignMinistrysaidthevisit"hasbeenpostponedattherequestoftheauthoritiesofSaudiArabia."

TheministryhadinvitedthemediaforajointpressconferencebytheSaudiforeignministerandPakistanForeignAffairsadviserSartajAzizSundaynight.Journalistswerelaterinformedaboutthecancellationoftheevent.

SourcessaidtheSaudiministerhadtostayathomeduetotheon-goingtensionbetweenthekingdomandIranovertheexecutionofaShiiteclericinSaudiArabia.

Al-Jubeir'svisitcomesweeksafterSaudiArabiaannouncedaninternationalcoalitiontofightterrorism.ASaudiannouncementsaidPakistanisalsopartofthealliance.