Islamabad:

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on Wednesday held a telephone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud.

The two leaders confirmed the commitment to further strengthening the existing fraternal ties between the two fraternal countries, a spokesman for the Foreign Office said.

Meanwhile, DAR also held a telephone call with adviser to foreign affairs in Bangladesh, MD Touhid Hossain. The two leaders exchanged Eid greetings, discussed areas of mutual interest and repeated their commitment to future engagements and cooperation.