In a significant development Pakistan and China on Wednesday signed two defence cooperation and military assistance agreements, to further cement their bilateral cooperation in the field of defence.
The agreements were inked at the end of the 4th round of defence and security talks held here at the Joint Staff Headquarters. The two sides expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far and shared a commonality of perception on all important regional and international issues, said an official announcement.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Ehsan Ul Haq led the Pakistani delegation while visiting Lieutenant-General Zhang Qin Sheng, Assistant to the Chief of General Staff, People's Liberation Army (PLA), led the Chinese side in the talks.
Following the negotiations, Additional Secretary of Defence Production Maj-Gen Tariq Salim Malik, and Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Office, Ministry of National Defence Maj-Gen Jia Xiaoning signed the agreements on behalf of their respective governments.
The agreements would come into force from the date of the signing to include cooperation in the field of defence and security and military assistance to the armed forces of Pakistan. The Pak-China defence and security talks is the highest common forum between the two armed forces and are held alternatively in China and Pakistan in order to identify areas of further cooperation and mutual assistance.
The first round was held in March 2002 in Pakistan. The next round of talks will be held in 2007 in China. Earlier, Lt-Gen Zhang Qinsheng called on Gen Ehsan Ul Haq for talks and sharing views on their security perceptions.
The agreements were inked at the end of the 4th round of defence and security talks held here at the Joint Staff Headquarters. The two sides expressed satisfaction over the progress made so far and shared a commonality of perception on all important regional and international issues, said an official announcement.
Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Ehsan Ul Haq led the Pakistani delegation while visiting Lieutenant-General Zhang Qin Sheng, Assistant to the Chief of General Staff, People's Liberation Army (PLA), led the Chinese side in the talks.
Following the negotiations, Additional Secretary of Defence Production Maj-Gen Tariq Salim Malik, and Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Office, Ministry of National Defence Maj-Gen Jia Xiaoning signed the agreements on behalf of their respective governments.
The agreements would come into force from the date of the signing to include cooperation in the field of defence and security and military assistance to the armed forces of Pakistan. The Pak-China defence and security talks is the highest common forum between the two armed forces and are held alternatively in China and Pakistan in order to identify areas of further cooperation and mutual assistance.
The first round was held in March 2002 in Pakistan. The next round of talks will be held in 2007 in China. Earlier, Lt-Gen Zhang Qinsheng called on Gen Ehsan Ul Haq for talks and sharing views on their security perceptions.
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