COAS General Asim Munir meets Saudi Chief of General Staff

RIYADH: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir held a meeting with Saudi Arabia’s Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Fayyadh Al-Ruwaili during his ongoing visit, ARY News reported on Thursday.

Pakistan-Saudi relations in the defence and military sectors were reviewed in the meeting, while various matters of mutual interest were also discussed.

معالي رئيس هيئة الأركان العامة الفريق الأول الركن فياض الرويلي، يستقبل معالي رئيس أركان الجيش الباكستاني الفريق الأول عاصم منير، ويستعرضان العلاقات الثنائية بين البلدين في المجالين الدفاعي والعسكري، إضافة إلى بحث عدد من القضايا ذات الاهتمام المشترك. #وزارة_الدفاع pic.twitter.com/b9w4gHaNjD

— وزارة الدفاع (@modgovksa) January 5, 2023

Moreover, the army chief also met Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair in which they discussed matters of mutual interest.

معالي قائد #القوات_البرية الفريق الركن فهد المطير، يلتقي معالي رئيس أركان الجيش الباكستاني الفريق الأول عاصم منير، ويبحثان الموضوعات ذات الاهتمام المشترك. pic.twitter.com/KzTTUfxdnU

— وزارة الدفاع (@modgovksa) January 5, 2023

Earlier in the day, COAS General Asim Munir reached Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement.

According to the army’s media wing, the COAS is on an official visit to Saudi Arabia and UAE from January 4 to January 10.

During his visit, the COAS will be meeting the senior leadership of both brotherly countries to discuss matters of mutual interest, military-to-military cooperation and bilateral relations focusing on security-related subjects.

COAS Asim Munir also held a meeting with Saudi Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman Al Saud in Riyadh and discussed about enhancing the military and defence cooperation between the two countries.

During the meeting, the two leaders emphasized the strength and durability of bilateral relations between the two fraternal countries and discussed military and defense cooperation.

Pleased to meet H.E General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff. We emphasized the strategic partnership between our brotherly countries, reviewed the bilateral military and defense relations, and discussed ways of strengthening our cooperation. pic.twitter.com/HAtcNKX6O3

— Khalid bin Salman خالد بن سلمان (@kbsalsaud) January 4, 2023

“Pleased to meet H.E General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff. We emphasized the strategic partnership between our brotherly countries, reviewed the bilateral military and defence relations, and discussed ways of strengthening our cooperation,” the Saudi defence minister said in a tweet.