• Army Chief General Asim Munir is on an official visit of KSA and UAE.
• Minister of Defence congratulated him on his appointment as COAS.
• COAS Asim Munir, Saudi defence minister agree upon military cooperation.

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir and  Minister of Defence Saudi Arabia Khalid bin Salman Al Saud met in Riyadh and discussed about enhancing the military and defence cooperation between the two countries.

According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir is on an official visit to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and United Arab Emirates(UAE) from 4th to 10th January.

The Saudi Arabia Minister of Defence congratulated General Asim Munir on his appointment as the new Chief of Staff of the Pakistani Army.

During the meeting, they emphasized the strength and durability of bilateral relations between the two countries and discussed military and defence cooperation, and ways to support and enhance them, in addition to discussing the most important regional and international issues of common interest.

According to the military media wing, Pakistani Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Ameer Khurram Rathore, Chief of Staff Major General Muhammad Irfan and Military Attache Brigadier Muhammad Asim, Chief of the General Staff of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Lieutenant-General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili and other senior officials were also present in the meeting.

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