ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi who is onan official visit to China called on Chinese Minister of National Defence &State Councilor, General Wei Fenghe at Beijing and attended InternationalFleet Review at Qingdao.
According to a press release received here on Wednesday, during the meetingof the Naval Chief with Chinese Defence Minister, matters related tomaritime security and bilateral cooperation were discussed.
Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi highlighted that close relationships betweenthe peoples and the Armed Forces of the two countries are time-tested andbased on mutual respect and trust. The Naval Chief also thanked theMinister for whole hearted participation of PLA (Navy) with Ships andSpecial Forces/ Marine Teams in Multinational Naval Exercise AMAN-19 whichwas hosted by Pakistan Navy at Karachi.
The Chinese Defence Minister highly appreciated the successful conduct ofExercise AMAN-19. General Wei Fenghe termed Pakistan as China’s all weatherstrategic partner. On CPEC which is a vital part of Belt & Road Initiative,both sides expressed their full confidence and termed it as a project aimedat prosperity and economic empowerment of people of the region and beyond.Both the dignitaries also agreed on further enhancing the bilateralcooperation in the domains of military collaboration.
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During the visit, the Naval Chief also attended ‘International FleetReview’ held as a part of 70th Anniversary celebrations of the founding ofPLA (Navy). The multinational naval event, being held at the coastal cityof Qingdao, also includes High Level Symposium, military band performancesand cultural and sports exchanges.
