ISLAMABAD: Tunisia seeks to enhance military ties with Pakistan, its defense ministry said on Friday, after a meeting with the Pakistan Navy chief.
Navy chief Adm. Amjad Khan Niazi, who was on a three-day visit to Tunis, and Pakistani Ambassador Tahir Andrabi met Tunisian Defense Minister Imed Memmiche and Navy Chief of Staff Rear Admiral Adel Jihane at the defense ministry’s headquarters on Friday.
“The Minister of National Defense stressed the ministry’s openness to activating military cooperation between the two countries in areas of common interest, enabling the exchange of experiences to further develop the military capabilities of the Tunisian and Pakistani armed forces,” the Tunisian defense ministry said in a statement.
It added that Pakistani officials had expressed their country’s readiness to establish cooperation in all military fields of common interest.
The Pakistani embassy in Tunis said it was the naval chief’s first visit to Tunisia, and it will promote cooperation in training programs, joint exercises, and technical collaborative projects.
The embassy said Pakistan also invited Tunisia to participate in the 2023 edition of AMAN, multinational naval exercise hosted by the Pakistan Navy in the Arabian Sea.
