The Director General of NATO IMS visits Pakistan for Staff-to-Staff Talks

The NATO delegation was hosted by the Director General of the Joint Staff Lieutenant General Ahsan Gulrez. “NATO values its relationship with Pakistan and sees potential for further and deeper engagement. We have established solid military-to-military dialogue and laid foundations for practical cooperation” - underscored LTG Adamczak in his opening remarks. Both directors stressed the need for deeper discussion on capacity building and interoperability.

Military staff talks focused on areas of shared interest, including individual and collective training opportunities, participation in exercises and courses as well as exchange of knowledge in countering terrorism. Both sides agreed on the necessity of the continuous dialogue and increased cooperative security measures. At the conclusion of the staff talks LTG Adamczak and LTG Gulrez agreed on a military-to-military cooperation workplan for the coming year.

In the lead up to the staff talks DGIMS also met with Lieutenant General Avais Dastgir, Chief of the General Staff of the Army, Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami the Vice Chief of Naval Staff and Air Vice Marshal Ahmed Aurangzeb the Director General of Warfare and Strategy of Air Staff. They discussed possible avenues for further military cooperation in the land, maritime and air domain.

While in Islamabad NATO delegation also visited the National Aerospace Science & Technology Park (NASTP), a centre for research, development and innovation in the aviation, space, IT, and cyber domains.