Director Military Cooperation & planning dept,Kuwait, Brig Gen Fahad Alotaibi visited NHQ and called on Vice Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Ovais Ahmed Bilgrami on December 27,2023.They discussed matters related to mutual interest including bilateral naval collaborations were discussed. In June this year, Kuwait and Pakistan had signed an agreement to strengthening joint cooperation in the military and defense field between the two countries.
In a statement, the Kuwaiti Defense Ministry said that the agreement is a continuation of efforts to enhance joint cooperation and develop bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields, especially the defense and military fields.
Pakistan and Kuwait maritime forces have been strengthening their ties over the years. From Sept 26 to 29, 2022.2022, Pak Navy PNS-Haibat and PMSS Basol visited Kuwait under the leadership of Mission Commander, Commodore Saqib Ilyas. The visitors were welcomed by Commodore Saif Al Hamlan, Chief of Operations in Kuwait Navy, Brigadier Abdullah Hamad Abdullah, Head of Port Security and Embassy officials. The visit was part of Pakistan Navy’s Regional Maritime Security Patrol. During the naval ships visit, Pakistani delegation held two high-level meetings with Kuwaiti military dignitaries. On 27 September 2022, the delegation (Mission Commander and Defence Attaché Brigadier Muhammad Asim) held a meeting with Commander Kuwait Coast Guards Brigadier General Talal M. Mounes.
In November 2021, Pakistan Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, who was on an official visit to Kuwait, called on Deputy Director of General Directorate for Coast Guard Brigadier General Saleh Al-Fojeri, Under Secretary National Guard Lieutenant General Hashem Abdul Razzaq Al-Rifai, H.E Chief of General Staff Lieutenant General Khaled Saleh Al-Sabah and Commander Kuwait Naval Forces Brigadier General Hazza Al-Alati separately. The naval chief later met with Commander Kuwait Naval Forces Brigadier General Hazza Al-Alati during his visit to the Muhammad Al-Ahmad Naval Base. Both dignitaries talked about bilateral naval cooperation, such as Regional Maritime Security Patrols and membership in the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF).
Source: Diplomatic Insight, Arabtimesonline, Qatar News Agency