RAWALPINDI: Pakistan-Russia Joint Exercise Druzhba-VII which is the 7th bilateral joint exercise in Counter Terrorism domain between the Armies of Pakistan and Russia has commenced at National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).
According to the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the two weeks long exercise commenced on October 13 at National Counter Terrorism Centre, Pabbi with participation of Light Commando Troops of Pakistan Army and Russian Military Contingent.
The Commandant National Counter Terrorism Centre graced the opening ceremony of the exercise as a chief guest.
The exercise is aimed at refining professional skills through joint training besides harnessing the historic military to military relations among the friendly countries.
The participating troops are looking forward to benefit from mutual expertise and experience.
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Earlier, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, who is in Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit, held a significant meeting with Pakistani military officials.
Premier Li Qiang met with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee and the service chiefs.
During the meeting, the discussions reaffirmed the commitment to further strengthen and expand the long-standing relations between Pakistan and China.
Key topics included defense cooperation and issues related to terrorism between the two countries.
The Chinese Premier praised the role of Pakistan’s armed forces in the fight against terrorism, and assured full support and assistance from China in this ongoing fight.
