CDF and COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir shakes hands with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Munich. PHOTO: EXPRESS
RAWALPINDI:
Field Marshal and Chief of Defense Forces (CDF) Syed Asim Munir visited Germany from February 12 to 14 to attend meetings on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference.
The CDF interacted with several dignitaries, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and discussed matters of mutual interest, including global and regional security dynamics and counter-terrorism cooperation.
As part of its interactions with the German authorities, the CDF summoned the German Federal Minister of the Interior, Alexander Dobrindt, the Foreign Policy and Security Policy Advisor to the German Federal Chancellor, Günter Sautter, and the Chief of Defense of the German Federal Armed Forces, General Carsten Breuer.
The meetings focused on contemporary security issues, bilateral defense cooperation and the need to promote global peace and security through bilateral and multilateral dialogue.
“In addition, COAS and CDF held a productive meeting with Admiral Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces and discussed bilateral military cooperation.
“General Rodolph Haykal, Commander of the Armed Forces of the Lebanese Republic, also called on the COAS and the CDF. During the interaction, the global and regional security situation and measures to enhance bilateral defense collaboration were discussed,” said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
