General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu, Chief of the Turkish General Staff  held a phone conversation with Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, during which the two commanders discussed bilateral relations and regional developments.

According to a statement issued by the Turkish Armed Forces, the conversation focused on military ties between the two countries as well as regional issues. No further details of the discussion were disclosed.

The phone call comes as Türkiye and Pakistan continue to deepen defence and military cooperation through regular high-level contacts and joint initiatives.

Bayraktaroğlu and Munir most recently met during meetings held under the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement, where senior military officials from Türkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia discussed regional security developments and defence cooperation.

Türkiye and Pakistan maintain close strategic relations, with defence cooperation covering military training, joint exercises, defence industry collaboration and consultations on regional security issues.(ILKHA)