Riyadh (TDI): The 7th Meet of the Pakistan-KSA Bilateral Defence Industrial Forum was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Chief of General Staff Pakistan Army, Lt Gen Muhammad Avais Dastgir led the Pakistan tri-services delegation, while the Saudi delegation was led by Assistant Defence Minister His Excellency Engr Talal Bin Abdullah Al Otaibi.
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During the meeting, CGS affirmed Pakistan’s continuing support towards capacity building of the Royal Saudi Defence Forces.
The dignitary from KSA acknowledged Pakistan’s achievements and sacrifices in the war against terrorism and its valuable contributions towards regional peace and stability.
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The forum discussed challenges to global and regional security and their implications on Defence Forces. Forum noted that rapid advancements in modern technologies necessitated further enhancing defence industrial cooperation in critical capabilities between the two brotherly countries.
In this context, the progress of ongoing areas of collaboration was reviewed while new areas of collaboration were also agreed.
