01 August 2012

News Story: Call for Increased Sino-Pakistani Military Exchanges


By USMAN ANSARI

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani ambassador to China, Masood Khan, wants to boost exchanges between the militaries in order to “deepen the existing strategic ties and give further push to the all-weather and time-tested friendship between the two countries.”

He was speaking at the graduation ceremony July 28 of the 2nd Aviation Industry Corp. of China (AVIC)-Pakistan Air Force Officer Development Programme held in Beijing.

The program was organized by the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC), and the AVIC University. It is a one-month course conducted by the university for officers from the Engineering Branch of the Pakistan Air Force.

According to the Associated Press of Pakistan, Khan lauded joint Sino-Pakistani projects such as the FC-1 Fierce Dragon/JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft, and called for closer ties between AVIC and the Pakistan Air Force.

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