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FIELD MARSHAL MUNIR SAYS HIS 2ND US VISIT MARKS ‘A NEW DIMENSION IN PAK-US TIES’
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RAWALPINDI
staff report
HIEF of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir on Sunday said his second visit to the United States in just one and a half months marked a “new dimension” in ties between Washington and Islamabad, state media reported on Sunday. Field Marshal Munir is undertaking an official visit to the United States and has engaged in high-level interactions with senior political and military leadership, as well as members of the Pakistani diaspora, the military’s media wing said on Sunday. In June, COAS Asim Munir had undertaken a five-day official visit to US and had met with US President Donald Trump over a luncheon, becoming the first serving army chief to have a face-to-face meeting with a sitting US president. In a statement issued by the InterServices Public Relations (ISPR) on the visit, said, “In Tampa, COAS attended the Retirement Ceremony of outgoing Commander of the United States Central Command (Centcom), General Michael E. Kurilla, and the Change of Command Ceremony marking the assumption of command by Admiral Brad Cooper.”
“COAS lauded General Kurilla’s exemplary leadership and his invaluable contributions to strengthening bilateral military cooperation and extended his best wishes to Admiral Cooper, expressing confidence in continued collaboration to address shared security challenges.” In June, Gen Kurilla hailed Pakistan as a “phenomenal partner” in the arena of counter-terrorism, citing their struggle against terrorism in Balochistan and against terrorist groups like the Islamic State. The field marshal also met with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dan Caine, where matters of mutual professional interest were
discussed, and Munir extended an invitation to General Caine to visit Pakistan. The army chief also interacted with the chiefs of defense from friendly nations on the sidelines of the meeting, ISPR said. Meanwhile, addressing members of the Pakistani diaspora in the US in Tampa, Florida, Field Marshal Munir was quoted as having said, “My second visit after a gap of just one and a half months marks a new dimension in Pak-US relations.” He added that the aim of these visits was to take the relations on a constructive, sustainable, and positive path.
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