COAS also attended the Investiture Ceremony and State Banquet held in the honour of Prime Minister of Malaysia at the Presidency.
Malaysian PM & COAS Gen Asim Munir discuss defence cooperation. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim met Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and discussed bilateral strategic interests, regional security, and defence cooperation.
The visiting dignitary praised Pakistan Armed Forces’ role in regional peace and stability, acknowledging their professionalism and sacrifices in combating terrorism, said Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Friday.
He emphasised on the need for increasing bilateral ties particularly military relations amongst the two brotherly countries and extended an invitation to the COAS to visit Malaysia in the same context.
Gen Asim Munir thanked the Malaysian PM for the invitation and appreciated the successful visit to Pakistan, which will help further improve the enduring and historic ties between the two countries and the militaries.
COAS also attended the Investiture Ceremony and State Banquet held in the honour of Prime Minister of Malaysia at the Presidency.
Pakistan, Malaysia reaffirm resolve to enhance bilateral cooperation
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his Malaysian counterpart Dato’ Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday reiterated their commitment to bolster mutually beneficial ties between the two countries.
Holding a one-on-one meeting in Islamabad, the two premiers underscored the rich history of close bilateral cooperation between the two countries, said the statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
The development comes as PM Ibrahim, along with a high-level delegation, reached Islamabad on Wednesday on a three-day visit to the country.
During today’s meeting, the PMO statement added, the two sides discussed a wide range of bilateral, regional, and international issues of mutual interest including those being faced by the Muslim Ummah.Play Video
They also touched upon the mechanisms to enhance bilateral cooperation to achieve concrete results in these areas.
With PM Shehbaz congratulating his Malaysian counterpart on Malaysia’s upcoming Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, (ASEAN )in 2025, the honourable visiting dignitary welcomed Pakistan’s continued engagement with ASEAN as a Sectoral Dialogue Partner and expressed support for further engagement between Pakistan and ASEAN as well as Pakistan’s larger role in ASEAN.
Setting the tone and future direction of bilateral relations between the two countries, the two leaders stressed the importance of dialogue and exchanges of visits at all levels and underlined the importance of the Joint Ministerial Commission (JMC), bilateral consultations and other mechanisms to enhance engagement at all levels.
