*ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday agreed tofurther strengthen bilateral defence relationships.*
This was decided during Ministry of Defence UK Permanent Secretary StephenLovegrove’s separate meetings with Defence Minister Pervez Khattak andSecretary Defence Lt Gen (Retd) Ikram Ul Haq in Rawalpindi.
During the meeting, both sides exchanged views on matters related tointernational and regional security. Ways and means to further strengthenbilateral defence relationships were also discussed.
The two sides took stock of the progress made since holding of the lastround of Pakistan-UK Defence Cooperation Forum in the UK and explored newavenues of collaboration.
The meeting agreed that cooperation between Pakistan and the United Kingdomin all spheres of mutual interest shall continue more vigorously byfocusing on achieving set targets. Both sides decided to enhance the levelof their interaction at all levels.
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The permanent secretary Ministry of Defence UK also called on the chairmanjoint chiefs of staff committee and the chief of army staff and discussedmatters of mutual interests.
The British defence secretary along with his delegation is visitingPakistan to attend 16th Session of Pakistan-UK Defence Cooperation Forummeeting.
The forum provides a comprehensive mechanism for bilateral collaboration inthe domains of defence and defence industry.
