Pakistan doesn't have hostile designs towards any country: Gen Qamar

COAS meets Chief of General Staff Gen Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov on second day of Russia visit

Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan doesn't have hostile designs towards any country.

"[We] will keep on working towards a cooperative regional framework based on sovereign equality and mutual progress through connectivity," the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) quoted Gen Qamar as saying on Wednesday.

The COAS, on second day of his visit in Russia, met Chief of General Staff Russian Armed Forces General Valery Vasilevich Gerasimov at the defence ministry, Moscow.



Matters relating to regional security, stability and bilateral security cooperation were discussed, the military's media wing added.

General Qamar Javed Bajwa said that Pakistan welcomes any initiative which can bring peace and stability in Afghanistan and the whole region will benefit from it.

COAS said that Pakistan wants to get out of the zerosum dynamics of Cold War era that is still prevalent in South Asia.

General Grasimov appreciated Pakistan’s achievements in war against terror. He said that Russia supports Pakistan’s efforts towards reconciliation and peace in Afghanistan and is willing to play a role towards that end.