Pak President Alvi says held 'good meetings' with President Shahabuddin in Saudi Arabia
Pakistani President Dr Arif Alvi said that he held "good meetings" with President Mohammed Shahabuddin in Saudi Arabia.
The Pak president tweeted two pictures of his meeting with President Mohammed Shahabuddin, and Private Industry and Investment Adviser to Prime Minister Salman F Rahman on Tuesday (4 July.)
"We met after 60 years. Blessings of Allah will do wonders for our relationship," he added.
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In a tweet, Salman F Rahman said the meeting brought back his childhood memories as he last met Dr Arif Alvi when he was 12 years old.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin returned home on Monday (3 July) from Saudi Arabia after performing the holy Hajj.
A VVIP aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the President and his entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport at 1:47am.
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque, Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen, Dean of Diplomatic Corps, chiefs of the three services, Inspector General of Police (IGP) and concerned high civil and military officials received the president at the VVIP lounge of the airport.
Before leaving Saudi Arabia, the President offered jiarat at the Rauza Mubarak of Prophet Hazrat Mohammad.
Earlier, at the Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah, Deputy Governor of Madinah Ohaib Al Shehli, Head of Royal Protocol of Madinah Ibrahim Al-Bari and Ambassador of Bangladesh to Saudi Arabia Dr Md Javed Patwari saw the president off at the airport.
President Shahabuddin left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia on June 23 to perform the holy hajj as a royal guest of the Saudi King.
