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COAS Gen Bajwa, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman discuss military cooperation

Army chief Gen Bajwa enquires health of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Web Desk
May 23, 2022
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa (left) meets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 7, 2021. — Saudi Press Agency/File
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa (left) meets Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on May 7, 2021. — Saudi Press Agency/File


ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday called Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to discuss military cooperation, and other issues.

According to the Saudi foreign ministry, during the call, the two leaders reviewed cooperation and relations between the two countries in the military field.

The army chief also enquired about the health of the Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, while the crown prince expressed his thanks for the “sincere feelings.”

It is worth mentioning that Saudi Arabia's king, 86, left the hospital on May 16 following a colonoscopy.

Saudi TV ran a video clip showing the monarch walking slowly using a cane as he left King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the city of Jeddah, where he was admitted on the evening of May 7.

— With additional input from Reuters


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