During his sanctioned visit to the United States, Chief of Army Staff( COAS) General Asim Munir visited the Headquarters Central Command at Tampa Bay in Florida, engaging in conversations with CENTCOM Commander General Michael Erik Kurilla, as reported by the Inter-Services Public Relations( ISPR) on Tuesday.
The meeting concentrated on matters of participated interests, with a particular emphasis on cooperation in indigenous security affairs. The ISPR stressed that both parties explored avenues for common training enterprise, emphasizing the necessity of enhancing training relations between CENTCOM and the Pakistan Army.
also, General Munir visited the CENTCOM Joint Operations Center as part of his visit, marking his initial sanctioned trip to the U.S. since assuming office in November of the antedating time. In earlier engagements, the army chief held meetings with prominentU.S. officers, including Secretary of State Antony J Blinken, Secretary of Defense General( retd) Llyod J Austin, Deputy Secretary of State Victoria Nuland, Deputy National Security Adviser Jonathan Finer, and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff General Charles Q Brown.
The conversations during these meetings redounded in an agreement between Pakistan and the U.S. to bolster cooperation incounter-terrorism sweats and defense collaboration, as conveyed by the ISPR. In response to queries about General Munir’s ongoingU.S. visit, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller affirmed that the army chief engaged with several elderly officers at the State Department and Pentagon. Miller emphasized Pakistan’s status as a majornon-NATO supporter of the United States and a NATO mate, expressing expectation for strengthened collaboration in indigenous security and defense matters.