RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Navy Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi met hisChinese counterpart Shen Jinlong and Deputy Administrator of StateAdministration for Science, Technology & Industry (SASTIND) Xu Zhanbin inBeijing on Tuesday.
Admiral Abbasi highlighted Pakistan’s commitment and contributions in fightagainst terrorism including participation of Pakistan Navy in multinationalTask Forces against piracy and maritime terrorism, according to a pressrelease issued by ISPR.
People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Commander lauded Pakistan Navy’sefforts and focused commitments in support of collaborative maritimesecurity in the region.
Vice Admiral Shen Jinlong said Pakistan Navy is playing a pivotal role formaritime security and stability in the region, which has greatly helped inshaping a secure environment for freedom of navigation in the region.
Earlier, upon arrival at PLA (N) Headquarters in Beijing, Admiral Abbasiwas received by his counterpart. A smartly turned out contingent of PLA(N)clad in ceremonial dress presented him the Guard of Honour.
Various avenues of cooperation between the two navies were also focused. Acomprehensive brief on PLA(N) was given to Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi.
The visit is expected to greatly augment the bilateral cooperation betweenboth the countries in general and navies in particular.