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Iran's Army Chief to visit Pakistan

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IANS Tehran

The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces will start a three-day visit to Pakistan on Sunday.

The visit of Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri, accompanied by a high-level delegation, comes at the invitation of his Pakistani counterpart General Qamar Javed Bajwa, official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.

Gen. Baqeri is scheduled to meet Pakistan's political and military officials during his visit.

Bilateral ties, defence cooperation, border security, anti-terrorism, latest regional and international developments would be on the agenda of the meetings.

Gen. Bajwa visited Iran last November to enhance coordination between the two countries in the defence sector.

 

--IANS

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First Published: Jul 14 2018 | 6:42 PM IST

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