General Moeen meets Pak president
Chief of Army Staff General Moeen U Ahmed yesterday made a courtesy call on Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari and discussed matters of mutual interests.
General Moeen, who is now on a six-day official visit to Pakistan, also called on Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gillani, Joint Chief of Staff Committee General Tariq Majid, Defence Minister Chowdhury Ahmed Mukhtar, Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Noman Bashir and acting Air Chief Air Marshal Shahid Lateef.
They exchanged views on matters of mutual cooperation in the fields of trade, commerce, agriculture and cultural development and development of the armed forces of the two countries.
They hoped that trade and commerce between Bangladesh and Pakistan would be increased further when direct shipping line is established between the port cities of Chittagong and Karachi.
During his meetings with the high officials of Pakistan armed forces, General Moeen expressed the confidence that the existing defence cooperation between the two countries would be further cemented in the years to come.
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