RAWALPINDI: The 7th meeting of the ‘Pakistan-KSA Bilateral Defence Industrial Forum’ was held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on October 10, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated in a press release on Saturday.
Pakistan tri services delegation was led by Lieutenant General Muhammad Avais Dastgir, Chief of the General Staff (CGS) Pakistan Army, whereas, Engineer Talal Bin Abdullah Al Otaibi, Assistant Defence Minister led the Saudi Arabian side, ISPR stated.
During the meeting, CGS affirmed Pakistan’s continuing support towards capacity building of Royal Saudi Defence Forces.
The dignitary from Saudi Arabia acknowledged Pakistan’s achievements and sacrifices in the war against terrorism and its valuable contributions towards regional peace and stability.
The forum discussed challenges to global and regional security and their implications on Defence Forces.
Forum noted that rapid advancements in modern technologies necessitated further enhancing defence industrial cooperation in critical capabilities between the two brotherly countries. In this context, the progress of ongoing areas of collaboration was reviewed while new areas of collaboration were also agreed upon.
