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ISLAMABAD<\/strong>: Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Turkiye on Sunday, where Pakistani, Turkish and Saudi officials are set to hold a meeting tomorrow under their trilateral defence pact.<\/p>\n

Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a brief statement issued in the evening, said CDF Munir arrived \u201cin Turkiye on an official visit\u201d.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Foreign Office (FO) earlier in the day said Dar, who is also the foreign minister, reached Istanbul after concluding his visit to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n

The Turkish foreign ministry confirmed that the first meeting of the \u201cStrategic Political and Defence Committee\u201d established under the defence pact will be held in Istanbul on August 31 (Monday).<\/p>\n

On its side, Turkiye said its Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Defence Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of Turkish General Staff Gen Selcuk Bayraktaroglu will participate in the meeting.<\/p>\n

While FO did not share specific details of Dar\u2019s visit \u2014 saying \u201cofficial engagements\u201d were on his itinerary \u2014 the Turkish ministry said \u201cofficials\u201d from Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were to attend the meeting.<\/p>\n

Upon his arrival in Istanbul, Dar was received by Turkish Deputy Chief of Staff for Administration Brig. General Senol Varol, Pakistan\u2019s Ambassador to Turkiye Dr Yousaf Junaid, Ambassador Cihad Erginay of the Turkish foreign ministry, and other senior officials of the Turkish government, the FO said.<\/p>\n

The deputy premier later visited the shrine of Hazrat Abu Ayyub Ansari (RA) to pay his respects. He offered prayers for the peace and prosperity of Pakistan and its people, as well as for the Muslim community\u2019s unity, the FO said.<\/p>\n

Separately, Turkiye\u2019s Fidan had also\u00a0invited Dar\u00a0to the Regional-4 meeting in Istanbul, which includes the three countries part of the defence pact, along with Egypt.<\/p>\n

Dar had confirmed his participation in the meeting, which was scheduled to take place in August, FO had said.<\/p>\n

The R-4 group has been focused on regional security and emerged in March amid efforts for mediation between the US and Iran.<\/p>\n

The last R-4 meeting was held on\u00a0August 5 in Amman, where the ministers \u201creaffirmed the importance of continued consultation and close coordination among the four countries in advancing regional stability\u201d, according to FO.<\/p>\n

Prior to that, a Cairo meeting held in June welcomed the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Iran. The first and second R-4 meetings \u2014 both held in March \u2014 took place in Riyadh and\u00a0Islamabad, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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