Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, visited General Staff Headquarters, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
COAS held a meeting with Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of General Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. The two military leaders engaged in discussions on the evolving regional security landscape, with particular focus on strengthening bilateral defence ties.
Key areas of mutual interest included enhancing military-to-military cooperation, improving security mechanisms along the shared border, and exploring avenues for transforming the border regions into zones of trade and economic connectivity, thereby contributing to regional stability and prosperity.
Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir was accorded a warm welcome upon his arrival, including a ceremonial guard of honour presented by a well-turned-out contingent of the Iranian Armed Forces.
COAS alongside the Prime Minister of Pakistan earlier met with H.E Ayatollah Syed Ali Hosseini Khamenei, Supreme Leader of Iran and H.E Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran. COAS is on an official visit to Türkiye, Iran and Azerbaijan along with the Prime Minister’s delegation visiting the three friendly countries.
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The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, was conferred with the ‘baton of Field Marshal’ by the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the President of Pakistan, Asif Ali Zardari, at the event held at the President’s house in Islamabad.
In a special ceremony held at the Presidential House, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif conferred the Chief of Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz (Military) with the Baton of Field Marshal.
President of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are participating in the ceremony.
Members of the federal cabinet, services chiefs, provincial governors and a large number of members of parliament, foreign diplomats, and civil and military officials were also present on the occasion.
