RAWALPINDI – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Asim Munir and United Kingdom’s Chief of the General Staff (CGS) General Patrick Sanders discussed matter of professional interest and measures to further elevate bilateral defence relations.
The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement said Pakistan Army Chief thanked General Patrick Sanders for his services in enhancing bilateral military ties and felicitated General Roland Walker on his nomination as the next CGS of UK Army.
The meeting was held after both high ups addressed the Sixth Pakistan-UK Regional Stabilization Conference started at National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad.
Pakistan-UK Stabilization Conference is the flagship defence and security dialogue between the two countries, held alternately in Pakistan and UK, bringing together a formidable corpus of subject matter experts in diverse domains including diplomats, defence officials, intellectuals and civil society representatives.
In connection with this conference, a 30-member UK delegation, is visiting Pakistan from Monday (29 April) to Friday ( 3 May ) led by Major General Tom Bateman, Standing Joint Force Commander.
During the Conference, delegations from both sides will exchange perspectives on global and regional environment and its impact on national security, and, regional peace and stability.
This year, the scope of discussion has been expanded from bilateral to regional issues and defence officials of both countries from the region are also participating in the conference.
