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ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Pakistan has welcomed Kuwait\u2019s ratification of a 2023 defence cooperation agreement between the two countries, the Foreign Office (FO) said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

In a statement responding to media queries, FO spokesperson Dr Tahir Andrabi said the agreement marked \u201canother important milestone in the longstanding defence partnership between the two brotherly countries, dating back to the early 1980s\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also reflects the shared resolve of both sides to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation and elevate their security partnership,\u201d Andrabi was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n

The statement added that the pact provides a comprehensive institutional framework to broaden defence cooperation, encompassing military training, joint exercises, exchanges of expertise and \u201cother mutually agreed areas of collaboration\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will further enhance institutional linkages between the armed forces of both countries and consolidate the longstanding defence ties between Pakistan and Kuwait,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n

The FO added that Pakistan and Kuwait would continue to work closely to implement the pact in accordance with its provisions, thereby \u201cexpanding bilateral defence collaboration, strengthening their enduring defence partnership underpinned by mutual trust, shared interests, and close institutional cooperation and contributing to regional peace, security and stability\u201d.<\/p>\n

The statement came as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held a\u00a0meeting\u00a0with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Jarrah Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in Islamabad earlier today.<\/p>\n

In a statement, the FO said that DPM Dar welcomed Kuwait\u2019s recent ratification of the agreement, noting that it marked an important milestone in bilateral defence relations and would further strengthen institutional links between both nations\u2019 militaries.<\/p>\n

The pact was signed\u00a0on June 11, 2023 at Kuwait\u2019s Ministry of Defence by Ambassador Malik Muhammad Farooq on behalf of Pakistan, and Brigadier General Fawaz Khudair Muhammad Al-Harbi, the ministry\u2019s Joint Planning Director, from the Kuwaiti side, according to the FO.<\/p>\n

Pakistan has been negotiating an expanded defence pact with Kuwait in exchange for energy cooperation and investment, the\u00a0Reuters<\/em>\u00a0news agency\u00a0reported\u00a0earlier this month, citing five sources with knowledge of the talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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