Netherlands envoy pays farewell visit to army chief

Gen Bajwa told Wouter Plomp that Pakistan earnestly looks forward to enhancing multi-domain bilateral ties, says ISPR

The Ambassador of the Netherlands on Monday paid a farewell call to Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, the military has said.

"His Excellency Wouter Plomp, the Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, paid a farewell call to General Qamar Javed Bajwa, chief of army staff (COAS), at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi today," a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

It said that during the meeting, matters of mutual interests, regional security situation and bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed.

The COAS said that Pakistan values its relations with the Netherlands and earnestly looks forward to enhance mutually beneficial multi-domain relations based on common interests, the military's media wing added.

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Gen Bajwa also thanked the visiting dignitary for his services and appreciated his contributions for fostering strong ties between the two countries.

Concluding, the ISPR said that Wouter Plomp appreciated Pakistan’s role for regional stability and ensured to play his role for further improvement in diplomatic cooperation with Pakistan at all levels.

On June 29, Germany's ambassador to Pakistan Stephan Schlagheck paid a farewell visit to the army chief.

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, overall regional situation, and bilateral cooperation in various fields were discussed.