ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir arrived in Turkiye on Monday on a two-day official visit during which he is scheduled to hold meetings with the country’s military and political leadership.
Field Marshal Asim Munir received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Turkiye.
During the visit, the Field Marshal is expected to hold important meetings with Turkish military and political leaders, security sources said.
Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir arrives in Turkiye on two-day official visit. According to security sources, Field Marshal Asim Munir received a warm welcome upon his arrival in Turkiye. During the visit, the CDF will hold important meetings with… pic.twitter.com/uaVbQX8Tz4
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The visit comes a month after Commander of the Turkish Land Forces General Metin Tokel visited Pakistan and held talks with Field Marshal Munir at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi.
According to the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two leaders discussed the regional security environment and explored avenues to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation.
The ISPR said General Tokel reaffirmed his commitment to enhancing defence collaboration and institutional linkages between the armed forces of the two countries.
During the same visit, General Tokel also met Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf and Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu.
Field Marshal Munir’s visit follows Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s trip to Turkiye earlier this month, which focused on expanding economic and trade cooperation between the two longstanding allies.
Pakistan and Turkiye maintain close strategic, political and defence ties, with both countries regularly conducting high-level exchanges and collaborating on defence production, military training and regional security issues.
The visit also follows Field Marshal Munir’s visit to Tehran in May as part of Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts to permanently end the conflict between the United States and Iran through dialogue and diplomacy.
During that visit, Field Marshal Munir met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni.
