The press office of the House of
Elders
July 5, 2020
Fazal Hadi Muslim Yar Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga today
met with Mr. Jassim Muhammad Al-Khalidi Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Kabul

During the meeting, Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga
expressed his gratitude for the past assistance of the friendly country Saudi
Arabia in various fields with the people of Afghanistan, and said that both
Islamic countries have acted within the framework of good political and social
relations; We hope that the agreements reached between the two countries will
be better implemented and that more assistance will be provided to Afghanistan.

Muslim Yar praised
the role of Saudi Arabia in ending the war in Afghanistan and stressed the need
to strengthen the cooperation of the KSA authorities in this regard. Also, he
said that the declaration of the scholars of the Islamic world in Mecca and the
fatwa of the Imams of the Two Holy Mosques about the prohibition and invalidity
of the current war in Afghanistan are also praiseworthy, and all these efforts
should be reached for a non-violent Afghanistan.

Speaker of the Senate added that the people of
Afghanistan are very interested in the Hajj, and on the one hand, Corona disease
caused the pilgrims not to participate in this year's Hajj. and as the share of
Afghan pilgrims is about 30,000 persons in a year, it is expected to increase
to 35,000 in the coming years, and the number of mosques and other public
welfare to be built by Saudi Arabia is expected to increase.
Muslim Yar also
called for the expansion and strengthening of parliamentary relations and the
exchange of delegations in favor of both sides and showed readiness that the
Meshrano Jirga is interested in hosting the speaker of the parliament of Saudi
Arabia.

Then, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mr.
Jassim Mohammad Al-Khalidi, said: "The King of Saudi Arabia has a special
interest in ending the war in Afghanistan and is ready to cooperate in this field."
He added that KSA has approved 35 developmental programs and the establishment
of 100 schools in Afghanistan, and will soon begin operations to establish
Afghanistan International Islamic University in Nangarhar Province, and will
establish a modern hospital worth of 30 million dollars in Kabul.

Jassim Mohammed al-Khalidi added that the Saudi
government is working to help Afghanistan in implementing public health
programs worth of 200 million Rials, and the share of Afghan pilgrims will be
raised in the coming years. He called on the Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga to share
the list of public welfare projects with the embassy to be implemented.

In the end, Speaker of the Meshrano Jirga presented the
logo of the House and certificate of appreciation to the mentioned ambassador.