RAWALPINDI:
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC), General Nadeem Raza visited Russia to witness Exercise Peace Mission-2021 under the ambit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.
The military’s media wing added that chairman JCSC also attended meeting of the Chiefs of General Staff of the Armed Forces of SCO member states where the forum discussed international and regional geo-political environment with emphasis on Afghanistan situation.
“Activities of transnational terrorist organizations in various regions of the world were also discussed,” it maintained.
While addressing the forum, Gen Nadeem Raza stated that Pakistan will continue to work with SCO to advance the shared objectives of peace, progress and stability in the region, and beyond.
According to the communique, the CJCSC highlighted the unparalleled contributions of Pakistan’s armed forces towards global peace and immense sacrifices in war against terrorism.
He termed peace in Afghanistan a collective responsibility and said that complete region will be its biggest beneficiary.
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On the sidelines, the ISPR added, Chairman JCSC also had bilateral engagements with General Valery V. Gerasimov, Chief of General Staff, Russian Federation and General Li Zuocheng, Chief of Joint Staff, PLA China.
“Chairman JCSC said that Pakistan attaches great importance to furthering bilateral defence cooperation with Russia and China and believes that these countries would develop meaningful and long-term strategic relationship through enhanced cooperation,” the communique concluded.
Earlier, a contingent of Pakistan Army participated in the opening ceremony of the exercise under the ambit of SCO held at Donguz training area, Orenburg region in Russia.
ISPR had said that a tri-services contingent of the Pakistan Army participated in the military drills.
The exercise was focused on anti-terrorist operations and best practices in the counter-terrorism domain.
The joint exercises were seen as another step in growing military-to-military cooperation, indicating steady growth in the relationship between the two countries, whose ties had been marred by Cold War rivalry for decades.