The Commander-in-Chief of Egypt Armed Forces, General Mohamed Ahmed Zaki called on Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Nadeem Raza in Rawalpindi today.

During the meeting, both sides deliberated upon various areas of interest, bilateral cooperation including security, counter-terrorism and prevailing regional environment.

General Zaki lauded the professionalism of Pakistan Armed Forces and acknowledged its sacrifices in fight against terrorism.

Earlier, upon his arrival at Joint Staff Headquarters, a smartly turned out tri-services contingent presented ‘Guard of Honour’ to the visiting dignitary.

It is to be noted that Pakistan has convened the 9th Defense & Security Expert Working Group (EWG) meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at Islamabad from 19 – 20 February 2020.

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The event is as part of ‘SCO Defence & Security Cooperation Plan – 2020’ and it was the first of its kind whereby delegates from eight countries including 7 permanent members and 1 observer state(Belarus) of SCO visited Pakistan, press release stated.

The participating countries besides Pakistan as a host included China, Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and India, whereas Belarus attended the meeting as the observer state.

The forum discussed different aspects of cooperation between the SCO member states’ and regional security. The participants also exchanged information and opinions on important issues of mutual interest including joint training and military exercises.

The participants appreciated Pakistan for successfully holding the 9th EWG meeting and thanked for the hospitality.