Times of Islamabad

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 andmilitary leadership of Sri Lanka during his official visit to Colombo.

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

Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi called on Sri Lankan Prime Minister MahindaRajapaksa 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 NikolaiAnatolyevich Yevmenovlink had metChief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at the NavalHeadquarters in Islamabad.

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