World News | Pakistan Army Chief of Staff, Visits US Commander to Discuss Bilateral Military Relations

Islamabad [Pakistan]Aug. 19 (ANI): Pakistan’s military media sector said on Thursday that Pakistan Army Commander Kamal Javid Bajwa met with US Central Command Commander General Michael Eric Kurira and discussed two military relations between countries.

General Bajwa met with U.S. commanders at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, less than a month after officers from the two countries had a phone conversation about military cooperation between the two countries.

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Geo News reported that the meeting discussed issues of mutual concern, the regional security situation, stability, defense and security cooperation.

Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR) said discussions also included a Pakistan-US military training exchange program.

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The U.S. commander’s visit comes amid reports of a possible visit to Washington by Bajwa.

As the visit has not been officially confirmed, neither side has announced an agenda for the talks that General Bajwa could hold in Washington, Dawn reported.

Pakistan’s Army Chief of Staff recently sought help from the US leadership to further economic activity amid a deteriorating economic situation in the country.

Bajwa had turned to the United States for help in securing early disbursement from the International Monetary Fund to prevent the South Asian nation from facing looming economic disaster.

Media reports said Pakistani Prime Minister Sheikh Baz Sharif persuaded Bajwa to talk to U.S. authorities and used his influence to pay the IMF in advance.

Pakistani Prime Minister and Army Chief of Staff Bajwa also discussed other options on how to ensure the country’s economy is not mired in a crisis-like situation, International News quoted sources as saying.

Bajwa called U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and called on her to expedite the payment of the $1.2 billion, the report said.

The cash-strapped country is sinking into a deep recession due to a shortage of foreign reserves, the move by Pakistan’s army chief of staff. (ANI)

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