KUWAIT, FEB 20 (DNA) – General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) visited Kuwait on a day long official visit.

COAS held separate meetings with His Excellency Sheikh Ahmad Mansour Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher, Chief of General Staff Kuwait Armed Forces & Lieutenant General Staff Engineer Hashim Abdurazaq Al-Refaea, Under Secretary National Guard.

During the meetings, matters of mutual interest, bilateral defence & security cooperation and regional peace & stability were discussed.

The political and military leadership of Kuwait highly appreciated the professionalism of Pakistan Army and determination of the Pakistani nation in combating terrorism. Both sides agreed to increase bilateral cooperation in multiple fields of defence & security including export of defence products, training, provision of trained manpower / human resource and cooperation in counter terrorism domain.

Earlier, on arrival at Army Headquarters, COAS was received by His Excellency Lieutenant General Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher, Chief of General Staff Kuwait Armed Forces. A smartly turned our contingent of Kuwait Army presented Guard of Honour to COAS.=DNA

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