Salahuddin Haider
Karachi
Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi is on an official visit to Turkey, as part of Pakistan Navy’s worldwide campaign to project Pakistan abroad and promote Naval diplomacy. Both these tasks are important and do help win support for Pakistan’s cause of different important issue, A Pak Navy press release sai during the visit, the Naval Chief called on Commander Turkish Fleet Admiral Ercument Tatlioglu at Fleet Headquarters, Golcuk and visited Naval Shipyards.
Upon arrival at Turkish Fleet Headquarters Golcuk Naval Base, the Naval Chief was received by Commander Turkish Fleet, Admiral Ercument Tatlioglu. The Admiral was given comprehensive briefing regarding Turkish Fleet Command. Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi also called on Golcuk Naval Shipyard Commander, Rear Admiral (LH) Mustafa Saygili and Istanbul Naval Shipyard Commander, Rear Admiral (LH) Erdinc Yetkin separately and visited both the Shipyards where he was briefed about under construction Pakistan Navy Milgem projects.
Later, Chief of the Naval Staff called on CEO ASFAT, Esad AKGUN and was apprised about developing capabilities and capacities of military factories and shipyards. It is expected that the recent visit of the Naval Chief will further enhance and expand Naval collaboration and defence ties between the two countries in general and both Navies in particular. Apart from that Pakistan Navy vessels keep visiting world contacts through courtesy and professional visits to help Pakistan foreign office, project Pakistani views abroad.
