DUBAI: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan have signed an agreement to establish the Saudi-Pakistani Supreme Coordination Council. Both countries also signed a memorandum of understanding on illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and chemical precursors, state news agency SPA reported. A MoU was signed in the field of combating illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances and chemical precursors, between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. #SPAGOV pic.twitter.com/6yr0Z3W6Eq — SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) May 8, 2021 “Another MoU for financing eligible projects in the fields of energy, infrastructure, transportation, water, and communications between the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan was signed as well,” Al-Arabiya TV reported separately. A Framework MoU for financing eligible projects in the fields of energy, infrastructure, transportation, water and communications was signed between the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. #SPAGOV pic.twitter.com/pfHuHqK6eP — SPAENG (@Spa_Eng) May 8, 2021 The two leaders likewise witnessed the signing of two agreements: Increasing cooperation in the field of people sentenced to penalties depriving freedom, and increasing cooperation in the field of combating crime. #فيديو_واس | سمو #ولي_العهد ورئيس وزراء باكستان يوقعان على اتفاق إنشاء مجلس التنسيق الأعلى السعودي الباكستاني .. ويشهدان التوقيع على اتفاقيتين ومذكرتي تفاهم. #رئيس_وزراء_باكستان_في_السعودية #واس pic.twitter.com/lDTI2uceMY — واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) May 7, 2021 They also discussed ways to strengthen and enhance economic and trade relations between the two countries by exploring areas of investment and opportunities available in light of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, SPA reported. They both confirmed their satisfaction with the strength of bilateral military and security relations, and agreed on further cooperation to achieve common goals between the two countries, it added. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan affirmed their full support for all the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. They also discussed the country’s right for the establishment of its independent state with East Jerusalem as its capital. They have also affirmed their support for political solutions in Syria and Libya, and the efforts of the United Nations and its envoys in this regard. “The two sides stressed the need for concerted efforts of the Islamic world to confront extremism and violence and reject sectarianism, and strive to achieve international peace and security,” SPA said.