RAWALPINDI: Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Nadeem Raza held a meeting with Chinese Minister of National Defence General Wei Fenghe in Moscow.
General Nadeem Raza is on a two-day official visit to Moscow to attend the Defence and Security Cooperation Conference at SCO Forum.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), matters related to changing geostrategic environment and further strengthening of security and defence cooperation between the two countries were discussed during the meeting.
Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to ‘Iron Brotherhood’ and ‘All-Weather’ friendship with continued efforts to forge deeper strategic ties for a shared future and security vision, read the statement.
On Saturday, General Raza met Chief of General Staff of Russian Federation General Valery V. Gerasimov on the sidelines of the aforementioned conference.
CJCSC discussed matters concerning bilateral military cooperation and regional security dynamics between the two Pakistan and Russia.
“General Valery V. Gerasimov lauded the professionalism of Pakistan Armed Forces,” the statement following the Saturday meeting noted, adding that it also “acknowledged Pakistan’s sacrifices in the fight against terrorism”.
According to the military’s media wing, matters of bilateral military cooperation and regional security dynamics between the two countries were discussed during the meeting.
Chairman JCSC will also attend the closing ceremony of ‘International Military Games – 2020’ at Moscow to which the Pakistan Armed Forces have been regular participants since past three years.
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