ISLAMABAD, Nov 13: Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani will leave for Brussels on Nov 18 to attend a meeting of defence chiefs of Nato.

During the three-day meeting, the army chief will call for a comprehensive approach towards complexities of security, including implications of drone strikes in Fata.

According to an ISPR statement, Gen Kayani will visit Brussels on a special invitation from the chairman of Nato military committee Admiral Giampaolo Di Paolo.

The committee is the highest military forum and meets regularly to discuss strategic issues concerning Nato.

It provides advice on military matters to Nato’s civilian decision-making bodies, the North Atlantic Council, the Defence Planning Committee and the Nuclear Planning Group.

— Reporter

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