ISLAMABAD: Top Saudi and Pakistani military commanders on Monday resolved to further strategic cooperation between the two brotherly countries, the Pakistani military said, months after Islamabad and Riyadh signed a landmark defense pact.
The statement by the Pakistani military came after a meeting between General Fayyadh bin Hameed Al-Rowaili, Chief of General Staff (CGS) of the Saudi armed forces, with Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing.
It follows the signing of a defense pact between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in Sept., with the two sides pledging that aggression against one country would be treated as an attack on both.
The defense agreement, aimed at enhancing joint deterrence and strengthening military and security cooperation, was signed at a time of extreme volatility in the Middle East, where prolonged conflicts had heightened fears of wider instability, reinforcing the urgency Gulf states place on stronger defense partnerships.
“During the meeting, both leaders discussed matters of mutual interest, with a particular focus on strengthening the longstanding and strategic military cooperation between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia,” the ISPR said in a statement.
