COAS arrives in Germany, meets counterpart

Published June 20, 2016
COAS Raheel Sharif was given guard of honour upon his arrival at German ministry of defence─ Photo: ISPR
COAS Raheel Sharif was given guard of honour upon his arrival at German ministry of defence─ Photo: ISPR

BERLIN: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif arrived in Germany on Monday and met his German counterpart, the Chief of Staff of the Federal Armed Forces of German, ISPR spokesman Asim Bajwa tweeted.

The ISPR spokesman tweeted General Raheel was presented with a guard of honour upon his arrival after which he discussed bilateral military relations with his German counterpart and the country's defence minister.

"Acknowledging Pakistan Army's accomplishments in war on terror, the German military leaders showed interest in learning from Pakistan's military experience," said Bajwa.

The army chief will be visiting Germany for two days and will then visit the Czech Republic for a day, according to ISPR.

Last year, General Raheel Sharif visited Munich and addressed the Central South Asia Security Conference.

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