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Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Cairo for his three-leg regional visit. In Cairo, he held bilateral talks with President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. Both leaders discussed a wide arena of topics, including ties between the two countries and President Joe Biden’s Middle East visit next month, according to el-Sissi’s official statement. Saudi Arabia and Egypt signed 14 investment deals worth $7.7 billion in fields including infrastructure, renewable energy and the pharmaceutical industry, according to Saudi Commerce Munster Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi. All the deals include a $1.5 billion deal between Saudi Arabia’s Acwapower and Egypt’s state-run electricity company which will be utilised to build a wind power plant. Saudi Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman met with Jordan’s King Abdullah on Tuesday, 21st of June, 2022 as part of his second visit in the three-leg regional visit. This is Crown Prince’s first visit to Jordan in years and it has come at a time when Jordan’s economy is struggling with the impact due to the ongoing conflict. The sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia, the Public Investment Fund (PIF), is looking forward to investing billions of dollars in mega-infrastructure projects in Jordan, including an estimated $2.5 billion railway project, a senior Jordanian official said. It is remarkable to note that Saudi Arabia already has over $12 billion worth of investments in Jordan. Before the talks, officials from both countries said that the discussions between the two leaders would look at more ways to help Jordan’s economy, which has been affected by the rising fuel prices and higher food imports. Most of the required energy needs in Jordan are met by the import of resources. Prince Mohammed bin Salman was quoted as saying in a statement that he was eagerly looking forward “to push relations to a new phase.” The Prince also said that “There are large opportunities in Jordan that we are keen to actively participate in and such investments will bring benefits to both countries.” King Abdullah also discussed with Prince Mohammed about a summit meeting scheduled for next month in Jeddah wherein the U.S. President Joe Biden will meet with leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as those of Iraq, Jordan and Egypt. During the discussions, Saudi Arabia and Jordan also expressed deep concerns about the nuclear ambitions of Iran and what they perceive as Tehran’s destabilising role in the region, a Jordanian official said. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is scheduled to arrive in Ankara today. This is his first visit to Turkey in a long row of disruptions in the ties between the two countries. The Crown Prince is expected to meet President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara, the last leg of a Middle East tour after Egypt and Jordan. Turkish President Erdogan has said that the talks with the prince would focus on advancing Turkish-Saudi relations to a “much higher degree.” President Erdogan had visited Saudi Arabia in April, paying his first visit to the kingdom after 2017. Turkey’s efforts to enhance bilateral ties with Saudi Arabia come after an economic crunch faced by the country. Turkey has also taken steps to improve and boost relations with the UAE, Egypt and Israel.
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कश्मीर आक्रमण: भारत-पाकिस्तान तनाव घटाउन साउदी अरबले प्रयास गर्ने साउदी अरबले भारत र पाकिस्तानबीच बढेको तनाव साम्य पार्न प्रयास गर्ने बताएको छ। एशिया भ्रमणमा निस्केका साउदी युवराज मोहम्मद बिन सलमान पाकिस्तानबाट भारत आइपुग्नुअघि रियादले सो घोषणा गरेको हो। गत हप्ता भारत प्रशासित कश्मीरमा भएको आत्मघाती बम विस्फोटनमा ४६ जना भारतीय सुरक्षाकर्मीको मृत्यु भएपछि भारतले पाकिस्तानले सो घटना गराएको आरोप लगाएको छ। पाकिस्तानले भने त्यसको खण्डन गरेको छ। पाकिस्तानी भूमिबाट सञ्चालित उग्रवादी सङ्गठन जैश-ए-मोहम्मदले सो आक्रमण आफूले गराएको दाबी गरेको छ। भारतले पाकिस्तानलाई अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय समुदायबाट एक्ल्याइदिने चेतावनी दिएको छ र भारतमा पाकिस्तानविरोधि प्रदर्शनहरू भएका छन्। सन् १९४७ मा विभाजन भएदेखि नै भारत र पाकिस्तानबीच कश्मीरबारे विवाद जारी रहेको छ। दुवैले कश्मीर आफ्नो भएको दाबी गर्दै आएका छन्। साउदी विदेशमन्त्री अदेल अल जुबेरले सोमवार साउदी अरबको लक्ष्य "ती दुई छिमेकी देशबीच रहेको तनाव साम्य पार्ने प्रयास गर्नु र शान्तिपूर्ण ढङ्गबाट विवाद समाधान गर्न सकिने मार्ग छ कि भनेर हेर्नु" रहेको बताएका छन्। पाकिस्तानलाई अर्बौँ डलर सहयोग गम्भीर आर्थिक सङ्कट खेपिरहेको पाकिस्तानमा साउदी अरबले २० अर्ब डलर लगानी गर्ने भएको छ। युवराज मोहम्मदको भ्रमणका बेला त्यसबारे विभिन्न सहमतिहरू भएका छन्। पाकिस्तानको वैदेशिक मुद्रासञ्चय घट्दै गएको छ। अहिले उसको राज्यकोषमा कुल आठ अर्ब डलर विदेशी मुद्रा मात्र सञ्चित छ। अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय मुद्राकोषबाट कडा शर्तहरू मानेर सम्भवत: लिनुपर्ने विशेष सहयोगको रकम घटाउन पाकिस्तानका प्रधानमन्त्री इमरान खानले मित्रराष्ट्रहरूसँग सहायता खोजिरहेका छन्। सन् १९८० को दशकको उत्तरार्धयता पाकिस्तानले आफ्नो अर्थतन्त्रको उद्धार गर्न सहयोग खोजेको यो १३ औँ पटक हो। साउदी अरबले यसअघि छ अर्ब डलर ऋण दिइसकेको थियो। बन्दी छोड्ने सहमति पाकिस्तानले साउदी युवराजसँग साउदी अरबका कारागारमा रहेका आफ्ना नागरिकहरूलाई मुक्त गरिदिन अनुरोध गर्यो। दुई देशबीच रहेको सम्बन्ध सुदृढ बनाउन साउदी अरबले दुई हजार एक सय सात पाकिस्तानी बन्दीलाई छोडिने जनाएको छ। उनीहरूमध्ये अधिकांश कानुनी सहायता कम पाएका वा पाउँदै नपाएका आप्रवासी कामदार हुन्। मध्यपूर्वमा ठूलो सङ्ख्यामा पाकिस्तानीहरू काम गर्छन्। उनीहरूले कमाएर पठाएको पैसाले पाकिस्तानी अर्थतन्त्रलाई ठूलो राहत दिने गरेको छ। इस्लामाबादले युवराज मोहम्मद बिन सलमानलाई आफ्नो देशको सर्वोच्च नागरिक सम्मान 'अर्डर अफ पाकिस्तान'बाट विभूषित गर्ने घोषणा गरेको छ। गत अक्टोबर महिनामा पत्रकार जमाल खशोग्जीको टर्कीस्थित दूतावासमा हत्या भएपछि युवराज मोहम्मद बिन सलमानको अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय छवि बिग्रिएको थियो। अहिले उनी त्यो सुधार्ने प्रयासमा छन्।