ISLAMABAD: The Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, Major General Mohammad Bagheri, arrived here Tuesday for a three-day visit.

Lieutenant General Saqib Mehmood Malik, Chief of Logistics Staff of the Pakistan Army, received him at the airport.

General Bagheri heads a high ranking military delegation.

The senior Iranian commander will meet with the Army Chief of Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Nadeem Raza and other senior military officials before meeting. travel to Karachi as part of the second leg of his Pakistan tour, where he will visit military and naval installations. .

The two sides, during the visit, will hold talks on border security, regional stability and counterterrorism cooperation. The visit is expected to lead to the expansion of defense links.

Iranian official news wire IRNA said the visit expresses the joint determination of Iranian and Pakistani military officials to further strengthen bilateral cooperation, develop security at common borders, contribute to regional stability, forge a common vision for peace and stability in Afghanistan , to consult on issues of the Islamic world and fight against terrorism.

Posted in Dawn, le 13 October 2021