Khalid bin Salman
@kbsalsaud · Gulf & Arab world
Khalid bin Salman is Saudi Arabia's Defense Minister and the crown prince's brother.
Met with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defense Forces, Field Marshal Asim Munir, on the sidelines of the Strategic Political Defence Committee meeting under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement. We reviewed our defense cooperation and discussed regional developments. https://t.co/HkVjXiSWa5
On the sidelines of the first meeting of the Political-Strategic Defense Committee of the Makkah Agreement for Joint Defense, I met with His Excellency the Commander of the Defense Forces and Chief of the Pakistani Army, Field Marshal Asim Munir. We reviewed the prospects for military and defense cooperation between our two brotherly countries and discussed developments in the regional situation and the efforts being made regarding them.
Translated from ArabicI was pleased to lead the Kingdom’s delegation in the first Meeting of the Strategic Political Defense Committee. We affirmed our commitment to activating the Makkah Joint Defense Agreement pathways in a way that strengthens integration and advances security and stability. https://t.co/C0hxeEM3wJ
I was pleased to chair the Kingdom’s delegation participating in the first meeting of the Political and Defense Strategic Committee of the Mecca Agreement for Joint Defense and to meet the participating excellencies. We affirmed moving forward with activating the agreement’s tracks in a way that strengthens joint political and defense integration and supports security and stability.
Translated from ArabicI met with His Excellency Lieutenant General Staff Abdul-Amir al-Shammari, Director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces. We reviewed Saudi-Iraqi relations in the military and defense fields, discussed regional developments, and affirmed the importance of continuing coordination and cooperation between our two countries in a way that serves our shared interests and achieves the security and stability of the region. Iraq will remain a dear neighbor to us. We are bound to its government and brotherly people by ties of fraternity, solidarity, and mutual support, and the Kingdom will always stand with Iraq to support its security and stability, development, and prosperity for the benefit of Iraq and its brotherly people.
Translated from ArabicThe Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between KSA, Pakistan, and Turkey establishes a framework for a long-term defense partnership, enhancing deterrence, coordination, and integration between our countries, and contributing to regional and global security and stability.