ISLAMABAD: Inaugural meeting of South Africa-Pakistan Joint DefenceCommittee held in Pretoria, South Africa on Tuesday.
A four member Pakistan delegation was led by Secretary Defence Ikram Ul Haqwhile South African side was led by Dr. S. M Gulube, Secretary Defence.
During the meeting, both sides reviewed the present status of bilateralrelations and expressed satisfaction on convergence of views on majorinternational issues including Kashmir.
The two sides also exchanged views on regional security besides holding indepth discussions on mutual cooperation including military training, jointexercises, intelligence cooperation and issues relating to defenceindustrial cooperation.
Both sides agreed to ensure effective follow up of the decisions takenduring the meeting.
The two sides expressed the hope that JDC would play a vital role inenhancing defence cooperation and agreed to hold the Second Round of JDC inPakistan in 2020.