LONDON: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir has reached United Kingdom (UK) on highly important visit on Britain’s Ministry of Defence invitation to discuss security-related strategic issues.

Sources told that General Munir will be visiting UK officially for five days. Senior military commanders will accompany him during visit. They landed in UK late on Saturday night. The visit is seen as highly important in view of rising issue of Taliban militancy and situation in South Asian region. This is General Asim Munir’s first visit to UK after taking over as Pakistan’s powerful Army Chief at end of November last year.

A security source said that both countries are attaching huge importance to visit. Army Chief will address 5th joint UK-Pakistan stabilisation conference at Wilton Park on February 5-8.  Wilton Park is an executive agency created by UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office to foster open dialogue between governments. Co-hosted by UK Army Chief General Sir Patrick Sanders, conference is themed ‘Regional Stability in South Asia: return of geopolitics and other challenges.’

Conference will also focus on Ukraine war’s impact on , UK and its consideration for Pakistan. COAS will visit headquarters of British Military and address senior military commanders including UK Army Chief. Gen Munir will also address security think-tank towards end of his visit.

Published in The Daily National Courier, February, 06 2023

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