KARACHI: The bilateral exercise Sea Guardian 2023 between Pakistan Navy and Peoples Liberation Army (Navy) of China was concluded here at the Pakistan Navy Dockyard on Friday.

The closing ceremony was attended by a large number of officials from both the navies, said a press release.

The exercise was conducted in the north Arabian Sea, in which six Chinese navy units including a destroyer, frigates, submarine, oil tanker and rescue ship along with a detachment of marines participated.

The exercise included a wide range of operational manoeuvres encompassing major facets of anti-surface, anti-air, mine warfare and special operations in simulated multi threat environment to provide optimum training value.

The aim of the exercise was to further enhance maritime cooperation and defence relations through mutual exchange of maritime experience and interoperability between the two navies.

Exercise Sea Guardian-23 proved mutually rewarding to hone professional skills of participating navies and a forum to learn from each other’s experiences.

Published in Dawn, November 18th, 2023