CDF Munir meets Turkish defence minister ahead of first Makkah defence pact meeting
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir on Monday met the Turkish National Defence Minister Yaşar Guler ahead of the first meeting under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Istanbul. In a post on the social media platform X, the Turkish Ministry of National Defence shared a video of CDF Munir meeting Guler. Separately, the Turkish minister also held a…
Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Chief of Defence Forces of Pakistan, met with Turkish National Defence Minister Yaşar Guler ahead of the first meeting under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement in Istanbul. This meeting, which was also attended by Turkish Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, signals the desire for lasting regional peace and stability, according to Pakistan's Foreign Office.
The meetings are seen as the first step towards establishing a framework for trilateral strategic and defence cooperation between Pakistan, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia, with the upcoming Strategic Political and Defence Committee meeting focusing on boosting defence capabilities, interoperability of armed forces, and defence industry cooperation.
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