• “Today I had the opportunity to congratulate General Asim Munir”
• He said that the US and Pakistan have a long-standing defence partnership.
• Lloyd J Austin said “I look forward to working with General Asim Munir.”

ISLAMABAD: United States Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin telephoned Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir and discussed areas of mutual interest as well as regional situation.

“Today I had the opportunity to congratulate General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s newly appointed Chief of Army Staff,” the US defence secretary said in a statement.

Today I had the opportunity to congratulate General Asim Munir, Pakistan’s newly appointed Chief of Army Staff. The United States and Pakistan have a long-standing defense partnership and I look forward to working with General Munir. https://t.co/d60Nj6YEur

— Archive: Lloyd J. Austin III (@SecDefAustin) January 13, 2023

Austin said that the US and Pakistan have a long-standing defence partnership and “I look forward to working with General Munir.”

During the phone call, the defence department added, the two military leaders discussed areas of mutual interest as well as recent regional developments.

This was the second high-level interaction between the US and Pakistani defence authorities since General Asim Munir took over as the Army Chief on November 29.

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US Central Command (Centcom) chief General Michael Erik Kurilla last month visited Pakistan and held a meeting with the army chief.