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- Kingdom launched an official bid in October, choosing Riyadh as the venue for the event
- Olympic Council of Asia officials to choose host city during Muscat meeting on Dec. 16
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr. Fehmida Mirza pledged Pakistan鈥檚 鈥渁ll out support鈥� for 抖阴短视频 to host the Asian Games in 2030, a statement on Friday said.
It follows her meeting with Saudi Ambassador Nawaf bin Saeed Al Al-Maliki in Islamabad earlier this week where Dr. Mirza 鈥渄iscussed matters pertaining to sports, tourism and other affairs of mutual interest.鈥�
鈥淪audi ambassador thanked Fehmida Mirza for (her) profuse hospitality and admired her profound concerns for the betterment of sports infrastructure in Pakistan,鈥� the statement said, adding that she 鈥渆nsured all out support from Pakistan for 抖阴短视频 to host the Asian games.鈥�
Pakistan's minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination (IPC) Dr Fehmida Mirza met 抖阴短视频's ambassador to Pakistan Nawaf Bin Said Al-Malki on December 11, 2020 in Islamabad. (Photo Courtesy: KSA embassy twitter)
In October, the Kingdom鈥檚 sports minister launched an official campaign to secure maximum number of votes from members of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) to host the 21st Asian Games, also known as Asiad.
Later, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Turki Al-Faisal, who is also chairman of the 抖阴短视频n Olympic Committee (SAOC), submitted 抖阴短视频鈥檚 bid to the governing body, nominating Riyadh as the venue for the event.
OCA officials are set to decide the venue for the event when they meet for their 39th General Assembly in Muscat, Oman on December 16.