RAWALPINDI: Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Kingdom of Bahrain Fawzia Bint Abdullah Zainal called on Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and lauded Pakistan’s role for regional stability.
“During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, the current security situation in Afghanistan and bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
According to military’s media wing, the Army Chief said that Pakistan desired to maintain the tradition of bilateral engagement and wished for long-term and enduring relationship with Bahrain.
“COAS also reiterated the need for global convergence on Afghanistan to avoid humanitarian crisis and coordinated efforts for economic uplift of the Afghan people,” the statement added.
On the occasion, the visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan’s role in Afghan situation, special efforts for border management, role in regional stability and pledged to play her part for further improvement in diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan at all levels.
Last week, special envoys of US, China and Russia separately called on the COAS and discussed the situation in Afghanistan as well as bilateral relations. The current security situation in Afghanistan, and bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed during the meeting.
Gen Qamar told the envoys that Pakistan desired to maintain the tradition of bilateral engagement and wished for a long-term and multi-domain enduring relationship with the United States.
