ISLAMABAD: Defense Production Minister Zobaida Jalal is in Iraq to discuss defense cooperation, the ministry said on Saturday.
Minister Jalal left for Iraq on Saturday for a four-day working visit.
"The federal minister will meet with senior Iraqi officials, she will discuss the situation in the region with Iraqi officials, including defense ties," the Ministry of Defense Production said in a statement.
According to the statement, Jalal is visiting Baghdad on the invitation of Iraqi Defense Minister Juma Inad.
The visit follows Defense Minister Pervez Khattak's meeting with Iraq's ambassador to Pakistan, Hamid Abbas Lafta, on Sept. 30, during which the minister said that Pakistan attaches "great importance to its relation with Iraq and wishes to expand cooperation in all fields of mutual interests especially defense."
Earlier this month, Pakistan's military attache called on Iraqi Army chief of staff Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah.
Pakistan's military attache, left, and Iraqi army chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Abdul Amir Rashid Yarallah during their meeting in Iraq on Jan. 11, 2021. (Photo courtesy: @modmiliq/Twitter)
"During the meeting, they discussed strengthening the relationship between the two friendly countries through cooperation and coordination on the military side, especially in the field of training and courses," the Iraqi Ministry of Defense said in a Twitter post on Jan. 11.
