COAS discusses defence cooperation with Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday on a two-day official visit, days after a contingent of Special Forces of Saudi Arabia left for home after completing Pak–Saudi Joint Training Exercise, Al – Shihab. Al – Shihab focused on counter-terrorism training of the special operation forces of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia which included cordon and search operations, airdropping and heli lifting of special forces for operations against terrorists and their hideouts. Deputy Defence Minister and Commander Saudi Land Forces received the army chief at Riyadh airport. Later, General Raheel held an important meeting with Chief of General Staff of Saudi Forces Gen A Rehman Bin Saleh Al-Bunyan. Both the leaders discussed defence cooperation and military-to-military relations between two countries besides regional security situation. The army chief is also set to meet political leadership of the country during his stay. The visit of the army chief comes days after he reiterated in his address to the culmination ceremony of the Pak-Saudi Joint Training Exercise that any threat to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Saudi Arabia will evoke a strong response from Pakistan.

Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk

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