CDF Munir meets Rubio, German dignitaries

RAWALPINDI:

Field Marshal and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Syed Asim Munir visited Germany from February 12 to February 14 to attend meetings on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference.

The CDF interacted with several dignitaries, including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and discussed matters of mutual interest, including global and regional security dynamics and counterterrorism cooperation.

As part of his interactions with German authorities, the CDF called on Germany's Federal Minister of the Interior Alexander Dobrindt, Foreign Policy & Security Policy Advisor to the Federal Chancellor of Germany Günter Sautter and Germany's Federal Armed Forces Chief of Defence General Carsten Breuer.

The meetings focused on contemporary security issues, bilateral defence cooperation and the need to promote global peace and security through bilateral and multilateral dialogue.

"Besides, COAS & CDF held a productive engagement with Admiral Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, Chief of the Joint Staff, Brazilian Armed Forces and discussed bilateral military cooperation.

"Gen Rodolph Haykal, Comd Armed Forces, Lebanese Republic also called on the COAS & CDF. During the interaction, the global and regional security situation and measures to enhance bilateral defence collaboration were discussed," said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).