Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud discussed regional peace and security, bilateral defence and security cooperation.

COAS Munir visited the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on an official visit, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement today.

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It said that COAS called on Defence Minister of KSA HRH Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, His Excellency General Fayyadh Bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, Chief of General Staff (CGS) Saudi Armed Forces and Engineer Talal Abdullah Al Otaibi, Assistant Minister of Defence of KSA and other senior military leadership.

“Prince Mohammad Bin Salman highlighted that KSA and Pakistan have historic brotherly and strong relations, and both countries have always stood up for each other,” the ISPR said.

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Crown prince also expressed the desire to further strengthen bilateral ties and said KSA will always stand by with Pakistan in future as well, the statement added.

“COAS thanked the Saudi leadership for the warm sentiments and support for Pakistan,” ISPR concluded.