ISLAMABAD: General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI (M), Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) has visited Australia to attend the 14th session of Annual Defence and Security Talks, a military statement said on Friday.
During the visit, Chairman JCSC met high ranking civilian and military leadership of Australia including Admiral David Johnston, Chief of Defence Forces, Mr Andrew Shearer, Director General Office of National Intelligence (ONI), Lieutenant General Simon Stuart, Chief of Australian Army and Ms Gemma Huggins, Ambassador Counter Terrorism at Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, according to a statement by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The ISPR said that the talks aimed at strengthening mutual understanding and identifying areas for further expanding defence collaboration between the respective militaries. During the meetings, both sides engaged in discussions on a wide range of issues, including evolving global
The CJCSC also delivered a lecture in the Australian Defence College (ADC) on Pakistan’s Security Perspective and highlighted Pakistan’s contributions to regional peace and stability; and also visited the Australian naval ship HMAS Adelaide.
