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| Pakistan's Army Chief General Ashfaq Kayani (R) listens to USZ Admiral Mike Mullen at the start of the NATO MC conference in Seville September 16, 2011. |
SEVILLE (Spain): Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani said on Friday that Pakistan had a sovereign right to formulate a policy in accordance with its own national interests and wishes of its people. The COAS made these remarks at a meeting of the NATO Chiefs of Defence that was held in Seville city of Spain. Reiterating Islamabad’s resolve to fight militancy and extremism, Kayani underlined that Pakistan has a sovereign right to formulate its policies in line with it own national interests and the wishes of its people. He recalled Pakistan’s role in the war on terror, highlighting the sacrifices made to fight terrorism as well as reiterating Pakistan’s expectations, in terms of support, from the rest of the world.
Earlier, the COAS met USZ Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen and French Chief of Defence Staff Admiral Edouard Guillaud on the sidelines of the NATO session. Earlier on Thursday Spain had conferred the country’s highest military honour, The Grand Cross of Military Merit award, upon General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani. The award was in recognition of Pakistan Army’s contribution in the fight against terrorism.
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