-Meets Saudi Defence Minister to discuss Military cooperation
RIYADH: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Thursday met Saudi Arabia’s Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and discussed the ways of strengthening cooperation between the two countries.
According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), the Army Chief arrived in the Kingdom in the early hours of Thursday where he was received by Prince Khalid. Earlier in a statenment, ISPR said General Syed Asim Munir was on a week long official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and United Arab Emirates (UAE) from January 4 to 10.
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the COAS will be meeting the senior leadership of both the brotherly countries to discuss matters of mutual interest, military to military cooperation and bilateral relations focusing on security related subjects.
It is pertinent to mention that this is Gen Munir’s first official visit abroad after his appointment.
The Saudi Arabia’s State media further said, at the outset of the meeting, the Saudi Defence Minister congratulated Gen Munir on his appointment as the Army Chief.
The SPA said that the two leaders, during the meeting, emphasised the strength and durability of bilateral relations between the two fraternal countries. They discussed military and defence cooperation, and ways to support and enhance them, along with important regional and international issues of common interest. Meanwhile, in a tweet Thursday, Prince Salman said he was pleased to meet Pakistan’s Army Chief.
“We emphasized the strategic partnership between our brotherly countries, reviewed the bilateral military and defence relations, and discussed ways of strengthening our cooperation,” he added. – Agencies
