Pakistan Navy chief receives prestigious medal from Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: Chief of General Staff Royal Saudi Armed Forces, Gen. Fayyad Al-Ruwaili, has awarded the prestigious King Abdul Aziz Medal of Excellence to Pakistani Navy Chief Adm. Zafar Mahmood Abbasi.
The navy chief is on official visit to Saudi Arabia and has discussed matters of mutual interest and bilateral defense ties with Gen. Al-Ruwaili, a Pakistan Navy statement said.
“Gen. Al-Ruwaili acknowledged warm and brotherly relations between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, and highly appreciated the role and contribution of Pakistan in spearheading various initiatives for maintaining peace and stability in the region,” the statement read.
Adm. Abbasi also visited the Royal Saudi Naval Forces headquarters in Riyadh.
Commander RSNF, Vice Adm. Fahad Abdullah Al Ghofaily “acknowledged the valuable training support being provided to RSNF by the Pakistan Navy and applauded the successful conduct of Exercise Naseem Al-Bahr by the two navies in Gulf waters,” the statement said.
The dignitaries agreed to further enhance the interaction between both navies in diverse fields of training, mutual visits and defense collaboration.
“The visit is expected to greatly augment the bilateral cooperation between both the countries in general and the navies in particular,” an official statement noted.