RAWALPINDI: Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on Thursday appreciated the “professional role” played by Pakistan in promoting regional peace and stability during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi, the military’s media wing said.
The meeting came during Eide’s two-day official visit to Pakistan, which marked the first visit by a Norwegian foreign minister to the country in a decade.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a high-level Norwegian delegation led by Eide called on Field Marshal Munir, with the two sides discussing “matters of mutual interest, regional security and bilateral relations between Pakistan and the Kingdom of Norway”.
Eide appreciated the “professional role played by the Pakistan Armed Forces in promoting regional peace and stability”.
CDF Munir highlighted Pakistan’s “perspective on global peace and regional stability”, underscoring the importance of “cooperation and collaborative efforts” to address common security challenges, ISPR said.
The two sides also discussed regional security and bilateral relations, with both sides “reiterating their resolve to further strengthen bilateral ties” and “expand engagements in defence and security domains”.
