A file photo of Saudi military exercise. PHOTO COURTESY: WORLD TRIBUNE
“If Qatar abides by the 2014 agreement, the Saudi-Qatar relationship can improve,” he said while talking to reporters in Islamabad on Thursday.
The boycott of Qatar, he said, can be ended if it accepts the Saudi demands.
Pakistan will remain neutral in Saudi-Qatar row: Aziz
On Wednesday, the Pakistan government had categorically said it would not take any sides in the recent political stand-off between Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
“Pakistan does not want to interfere in other countries’ matters and will stick to its non-partisan policy on the Middle East issue,” Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz told the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Saudi military alliance: Pakistan seeks to find a middle ground
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Libya and the United Arab Emirates announced on June 5 they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar after accusing it of supporting terrorism.
Moreover, in principle, Islamabad had agreed to be part of the Islamic Military Alliance against Terrorism (IMAT).
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