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Prior to the meeting, Lt. Gen. (Retd)
Zamir-Ul-Hasan Shah had meetings with General Hulusi AKAR, Chief of Turkish General
Staff, and General Umit DUNDAR, Deputy Chief of Turkish General Staff.
During the HLMDG meeting, both delegations
discussed all avenues of mutual cooperation in military training, education,
defence industry cooperation, regional security and fight against terrorism. Both
sides reaffirmed the resolve to further deepen defence cooperation.
Both sides deliberated upon areas of mutual
interest, including security, counter terrorism and prevailing regional
environment particularly with reference to Middle East, South Asia and
Afghanistan. Besides, delegations took stock of the progress that has been made
since the last HLMDG meeting held in Pakistan in January 2017.
Lt. Gen. (Retd) Zamir-Ul-Hasan Shah also held
meetings with Minister for National Defence, Undersecretary for Defence
Industry, and visited defence industry firms including ASELSAN, TAI, HAVELSAN
and ROKETSAN.
Talks were held in a most cordial and
congenial atmosphere. Delegation leaders resolved to enhance cooperation in
defence and security related issues. The HLMDG
is the highest level of institutional mechanism between Pakistan and Turkey,
mandated to charter policies and action plans to promote ties in the defence
field. The next session of
Pakistan-Turkey HLMDG meeting will be held in Pakistan in 2019.
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