RAWALPINDI: US Commander CENTCOM General Michael Erik Kurilla had a one-on-one meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa in Rawalpindi on Thursday.

The commander CENTCOM along with a delegation visited the General Headquarters (GHQ).

“Matters of mutual interest, regional security situation and stability, defence and security cooperation particularly military to military ties were discussed during the meeting,” the military’s media wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.

The one-on-one call was followed by a delegation level meeting. Pakistan Army’s counter terrorism efforts and significant contributions towards regional peace and stability were discussed during the meeting. Pakistan-US military training exchange programme also came under discussion, the ISPR added.

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The visiting dignitary acknowledged Pakistan Army’s commendable efforts in fight against terrorism, counter terrorism experiences and efforts for regional peace and stability.

Later, the visiting dignitary also visited Army Museum and took keen interest in various historical enclosures.

On July 30, General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Michael Erik Kurilla had a telephonic conversation.

During the call, matters of mutual interests, regional stability as well as defence and security cooperation were discussed in detail, the media wing of Pakistan military, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) had reported.

The army chief had said that Pakistan valued its relations with the US and they earnestly looked forward to enhance mutually beneficial multi-domain relations based on common interests.

Both had reiterated the desire to further enhance the bilateral relations in all fields.