ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka, offered “all-out support and cooperation in defense-related fields” to the island nation, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) said in a statement Saturday night.
In a meeting with Chamal Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Defense, he agreed to further enhance the existing bilateral cooperation between the two countries.
Earlier on Friday, the Pakistan air chief met with Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at his office in Colombo.
“The air chief assured sustained support and cooperation in the fields of technical training and professional expertise,” the statement read.
The official further committed to enhance the existing friendly relations between both the countries in general and the air forces in particular, according to the official handout.
Pakistan air chief also visited the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Air Force on Friday and agreed to explore new avenues to enhance professional cooperation with the officials there.
His visit follows one by Pakistan’s Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, to Sri Lanka on January 28.