Commander of the Royal Saudi Land Forces Lieutenant General Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Mutair on Monday called on Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, the military’s media wing said.

During the meeting, they discussed various areas of mutual interest including cooperation in the fields of defence, security, and military training as well as the regional situation and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement.

The visiting dignitary appreciated the Pakistan Army’s role in fighting the menace of terrorism and paid tributes to the sacrifices made in bringing peace to the region.

COAS Munir thanked the dignitary and said “Pakistan deeply values its strategic and brotherly ties with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”

Earlier on arrival at GHQ, a contingent of the Pakistan Army presented the guard of honour to the visiting dignitary.