Analyzes anti-terrorist cooperation with Rubio; Bilateral defense cooperation with German officials.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defense Staff (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, German leaders and several dignitaries from other countries on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference, the army’s media wing said on Sunday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), CDF Munir visited Germany from February 12 to 14. During the visit, he “met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and discussed matters of mutual interest, including global and regional security dynamics and counterterrorism cooperation,” he said.
He also held talks with German officials, including Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior; Günter Sautter, Foreign and Security Policy Advisor to the German Chancellor; and General Carsten Breuer, Chief of Defense of the Federal Armed Forces.
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“The meetings focused on contemporary security issues, bilateral defense cooperation and the need to promote global peace and security through bilateral and multilateral dialogue,” ISPR said.
The statement further added that, on the sidelines of the conference, Munir met with Admiral Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces, to discuss bilateral military cooperation.
He also held talks with General Rodolph Haykal, commander of the Lebanese Armed Forces, on developments in regional security and measures to improve defense collaboration.
Munich security conference
The 62nd Munich Security Conference will take place from February 13 to 15, 2026 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood Munich, with MSC President Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger leading discussions among hundreds of global decision-makers and opinion leaders on urgent security challenges.
Nearly 50 heads of state and government are attending, including most European leaders and an important delegation from the German federal government headed by Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Taking place amid growing global instability, questions over long-standing alliances and the erosion of the rules-based international order, the conference addresses critical issues such as European security and defence, the future of the transatlantic relationship, multilateralism, regional conflicts, competing visions of the global order and the security implications of technological advances.
