ISLAMABAD: The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi is on an official visit to China. During his ongoing visit, the naval chief called on China’s Minister of National Defence and State Councilor, General Wei Fenghe at Beijing and attended international fleet review at Qingdao.During the meeting, matters related to maritime security and bilateral cooperation were discussed. Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi highlighted the close relationship between the peoples and the armed forces of the two countries are time-tested and based on mutual respect and trust. Admiral Abbasi also thanked the minister for whole hearted participation of PLA (Navy) with ships and special forces and the marine teams in Multinational Naval Exercise AMAN-19 which was hosted by Pakistan Navy at Karachi. The defence minister highly appreciated the successful conduct of Exercise AMAN-19.General Wei Fenghe termed Pakistan as China’s all weather strategic partner. On CPEC which is a vital part of Belt and Road Initiative, both sides expressed their full confidence and termed it as a project aimed at prosperity and economic empowerment of people of the region and beyond. Both the dignitaries also agreed on further enhancing the bilateral cooperation in the domains of military collaboration.During the visit, the naval chief also attended ‘International Fleet Review’ held as a part of 70th anniversary celebrations of the founding of PLA (Navy).The multinational naval event, being held at the coastal city of Qingdao, also includes high level symposium, military band performances and cultural and sports exchanges. The current visit of Chief of the Naval Staff would greatly augment the bilateral cooperation between both the countries in general and the navies in particular.
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