RAWALPINDI – The Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit at the invitation from his counterpart Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake.
During the meetings, the two sides discussed various new initiatives and ongoing projects to strengthen defence ties between Sri Lanka and Pakistan, read the ISPR statement.
General Bajwa held meetings with the Sri Lankan military leadership including the Chief of Defence Staff and the chiefs of all three services. He was given guards of honour in all three service headquarters. He also visited the Command and Staff College Sri Lanka and interacted with faculty and staff.
He said Pakistan and Sri Lanka are probably the only two countries which understand what it takes to defeat the menace of terrorism.
The army chief highlighted that having cleared troubled areas from terrorists of all hues and colours, Pakistan is now going after their disorganised residual presence under Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.
He said that Pakistan and Sri Lanka are probably the only two countries which understand what it takes to defeat the menace of terrorism.
The Sri Lankan leadership expressed their gratitude and appreciation for Pakistan’s unequivocal moral and material support during Sri Lanka’s successful war on terror.
