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Islamabad-Chairman European Union Military Committee, General\nClaudio Graziano and Chief of Defence Staff Sri Lanka Armed Forces, Admiral
\nRavindra C Wijegunaratne called on Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood\u00a0Abbasi at Naval Headquarters, Islamabad. Upon arrival at Naval Headquarters, bothvisiting dignitaries were separately received by Chief of the Naval Staff.<\/h4>\n
A smartly\u00a0turned out contingent of Pakistan Navy presented Guard of Honour. Thereafter, the\u00a0dignitaries laid floral wreath at the Shuhada\u2019s Monument and were introduced to the\u00a0Principal Staff Officers at Naval Headquarters.<\/h4>\nDuring the meeting with General Claudio Graziano, matters of mutual interest
\nand defence collaboration came under discussion. Chief of the Naval Staff highlighted\u00a0Pakistan\u2019s commitment and performance in fight against terrorism and Pakistan Navy\u2019s\u00a0efforts for ensuring maritime security and peace in the region through participation in\u00a0multinational Combined Maritime Force (CMF) and Pakistan Navy\u2019s independent\u00a0initiative of Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP). General Claudio Graziano\u00a0appreciated and acknowledged Pakistan Navy\u2019s efforts and commitment in support of\u00a0collaborative maritime security & stability in the region.![\"\"](\"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Navy-Sri-Lanka.jpg\")
<\/h4>\nLater, Chief of Defence Staff Sri Lanka Armed Forces called on Chief of the
\nNaval Staff in his office. During the meeting, various matters of mutual interest including\u00a0regional maritime security & stability, bilateral naval collaboration and different avenues\u00a0to enhance interoperability between Pakistan Navy and Sri Lanka Navy were discussed.<\/h4>\nChief of the Naval Staff highlighted Pakistan\u2019s performance in fight against terrorism\u00a0and Pakistan Navy\u2019s efforts in maintaining regional peace and stability. The Naval Chief\u00a0thanked the visiting dignitary for participation of Sri Lanka Navy in AMAN \u2013 19, a\u00a0Multinational Maritime Exercise hosted by Pakistan. The dignitary highly appreciated\u00a0and acknowledged Pakistan Navy\u2019s efforts in support of regional security, stability and\u00a0successful conduct of Exercise AMAN. Both the dignitaries agreed on further enhancing\u00a0mutual interactions in diversified military domains.<\/h4>\nGeneral Claudio Graziano, Chairman of the European Union Military Committee visited Air Headquarters Islamabad today.<\/h4>\nOn his arrival, the distinguished guest was received by Air Marshal Aasim Zaheer, Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force.\u00a0 A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Air Force presented him the Guard of Honour. He also laid floral wreath at the Martyrs\u2019 Monument to pay homage to the PAF\u2019s Martyrs.<\/h4>\nLater on, the visiting dignitary called on Vice Chief of Air Staff in his office. Various matters of professional interest and mutual cooperation were discussed during the meeting. General Claudio Graziano lauded the sound professionalism of PAF and its personnel.<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nand defence collaboration came under discussion. Chief of the Naval Staff highlighted\u00a0Pakistan\u2019s commitment and performance in fight against terrorism and Pakistan Navy\u2019s\u00a0efforts for ensuring maritime security and peace in the region through participation in\u00a0multinational Combined Maritime Force (CMF) and Pakistan Navy\u2019s independent\u00a0initiative of Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP). General Claudio Graziano\u00a0appreciated and acknowledged Pakistan Navy\u2019s efforts and commitment in support of\u00a0collaborative maritime security & stability in the region.
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