ANKARA, 9 May 2016: A 20-member delegation of
National Defence University (NDU), headed by Air Commodore Shoaib Akbar Khan,
has concluded its foreign study tour to Turkey. Members of the delegation included
participants of National Security and War Course drawn from the Pakistan armed
forces and civil services as well as from some Middle Eastern and South Asian countries.
During its visit to the Pakistan
Embassy, the delegation was briefed on growing cooperation in the multi-faceted
Pakistan-Turkey relationship. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood underlined in particular
that efforts were underway to transform the excellent brotherly ties into a strong
economic partnership.
As part of the study tour, the NDU
delegation visited the Turkish Air Force Headquarters, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, and the Centre of
Excellence for Defence Against Terrorism. During broad interaction at these
institutions, the focus was on bilateral cooperation as well as regional and
international environment.
During its stay in Istanbul, the NDU
delegation visited the Turkish War Academies, and was briefed about the
training profile. The delegation also had
interaction with scholars at Turkey’s renowned think-tank Wise Men Centre for
Strategic Studies (BILGESAM).
NDU is one of Pakistan’s premier training institutions. It is
renowned as a center of excellence in academic and research pursuits providing
policy inputs on national security at strategic level and defence and acting as
a national think tank.
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