GHAG Report
The 7th Meet of the Pakistan-KSA Bilateral Defence Industrial Forum was held in Riyadh, KSA on October 10, 2024. Pakistan tri-services delegation was led by Lt Gen Muhammad Avais Dastgir, CGS Pak Army, whereas, H.E. Engineer Talal Bin Abdullah Al Otaibi, Assistant Defence Minister led the Saudi Arabian side.
During the meeting, CGS affirmed Pakistan’s continuing support towards capacity building of the Royal Saudi Defence Forces.
The dignitary from KSA acknowledged Pakistan’s achievements and sacrifices in the war against terrorism and its valuable contributions towards regional peace and stability.
The forum discussed challenges to global and regional security and their implications on Defence Forces. Forum noted that rapid advancements in modern technologies necessitated further enhancing defense industrial cooperation in critical capabilities between the two brotherly countries. In this context, the progress of ongoing areas of collaboration was reviewed while new areas of collaboration were also agreed upon.