ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Nawaf bin Saeed Al-Malki and President International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI) Dr. Ahmed Yousif Al-Draiweesh agreed to further enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of education and the long-lasting ties between both the countries.
It was decided during a meeting between President IIUI and Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi  Arabia (KSA) here Wednesday, a press release said.
The ambassador assured full support to IIUI and desired that the university should expand its joint ventures with KSA universities.
Dr. Al-Draiweesh said during the meeting Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has exemplary relations and IIUI is its visible omen.
He furthered said that university was striving to hold joint ventures with KSA varsities to address the contemporary challenges of the hour. IIUI will keep playing its role in the dissemination of Islam ’s message of peace, he added.
Dr Al-Draiweesh also said that the university strives to build bridges between the traditional  knowledge and the latest technologies, paying equal attention to the Islamic heritage and  the engineering and technology which was need of the hour as it helps to avoid the clash of civilizations through the rejection of extremism, prejudice, and terrorism in the light of divine teachings.