Pakistan Navy Chief held important meetings with the top civil and military leadership of Sri Lanka

Pakistan Navy Chief held important meetings with the top civil and military leadership of Sri Lanka

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy Chief held important meetings with the civil and military leadership of Sri Lanka during his official visit to Colombo.

Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi paid an official visit to Sri Lanka where he met top civil and military leadership, the spokesperson of Pakistan Navy said Tuesday.

Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and also held a meeting with Defence Secretary Maj Gen (Retd) Kamal Gunaratne and top military hierarchy.

During the meetings, they discussed matters related to mutual interest, regional security and stability.

Earlier in December last year, Russian Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Nikolai Anatolyevich Yevmenov link had met Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at the Naval Headquarters in Islamabad.

According to a statement issued by a Navy spokesperson, matters of mutual interest, promotion of cooperation between navies of the two countries, professional matters and other issues were discussed in the meeting.