Army Chief calls on UN chief’s military advisor during US visit

Rawalpindi: Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on General Birame Diop (Senegal), United Nations’ Military Advisor to Secretary General during an official visit to the United States, said the military’s media wing in a statement on Sunday.

As per the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), matters of mutual interest, and overall regional security situation including natural disasters caused by floods across the country came under discussion.

The COAS appreciated the role of the office of UN Military Advisor in promoting UN core values and their response during crises. 

The UN Military Advisor expressed his grief over the devastation caused by the ongoing floods in Pakistan due to climate changes and offered sincere condolences to the families of the victims. He assured full support to the flood victims. 

The ISPR statement said that the UN dignitary acknowledged Pakistan’s contribution in UN peacekeeping missions and extraordinary achievements in counter-terrorism.