Saudi deputy defence minister calls on COAS
December 12, 2017
RAWALPINDI: Deputy Defence Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia His Excellency Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al-Aeysh called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday.
Matters of regional security and enhanced bilateral defence cooperation were discussed during the meeting, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
The Deputy Defence Minister appreciated professional standing and performance of the Pakistan Army.
The situation in the region remains tense after US President Donald Trump’s announcement to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Earlier today, General Bajwa reassured the Ambassador of the State of Palestine His Excellency Walid A.M. Abu Ali that Pakistan views the unresolved Palestine issue at par with the Kashmir issue.
General Bajwa said that both, the Palestine and Kashmir issues, have unequivocal public, moral, and political support of the Pakistani nation and the country will continue to support the principled stance on both regardless of the so-called reality of occupation.
Abu Ali thanked the COAS for Pakistan’s support to the Palestinian cause.
The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, earlier this week, had said that Jerusalem was the “eternal capital of the State of Palestine” in response to US President Donald Trump’s announcement that he was recognising the city as Israel’s capital.
President Donald Trump on December 6 recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital - a historic decision that overturns decades of US policy and risks triggering a fresh spasm of violence in the Middle East.
