Syrian FM meets CDF Asim Munir, discusses defence and security cooperation

[Pakistani Dragon]

Syrian FM meets CDF Asim Munir, discusses defence and security cooperation​

• Army chief underscores importance of cooperation to address common security challenges

Published August 21, 2026



By BR Web Desk

Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani, accompanied by a delegation, called on Chief of Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi on Friday, the military’s media wing said.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the meeting discussed matters of mutual interest, the regional security environment and avenues for enhanced bilateral cooperation in defence and security.

Field Marshal Munir highlighted Pakistan’s longstanding fraternal ties with Syria and shared Pakistan’s perspective on global peace and regional stability. He underscored the importance of cooperation and joint efforts to address common security challenges, he stated.

The Syrian foreign minister appreciated the professional role played by the Pakistan Armed Forces in promoting regional peace and stability.

Both sides reaffirmed their resolve to further strengthen bilateral ties and expand engagement and cooperation in the fields of defence and security.

The development comes a day after, during a meeting with Syrian FM Al-Shaibani, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s support for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Syria, as well as its position on the Golan Heights.

The Syrian foreign minister was accompanied by a high-level delegation in Islamabad.

Welcoming Al-Shaibani, the prime minister conveyed his best wishes to Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and recalled his recent interactions with him.

The prime minister highlighted the historic and multifaceted ties between Pakistan and Syria, stressing the need to translate their longstanding friendship into enhanced cooperation in political, defence, trade, investment, education and human resource development sectors.

He also underlined the importance of resuming direct flights between the two countries, saying the move would strengthen people-to-people contacts and facilitate Pakistani pilgrims undertaking religious visits to Syria.

Reiterating Pakistan’s principled position, Shehbaz said Islamabad would continue to firmly support Syria’s unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity and back Damascus’ stance on the Golan Heights.

 

[Pakistani Dragon]

Libya and Syria are two countries that need to rebuild their militaries, and both are looking to countries such as Pakistan, Türkiye and Saudi Arabia for support.

I think work is already in progress with Libya, and now we need an official CDF visit to Syria to get things moving there as well.

 

[hussain0216]

The GCC and others will provide the funds

Turkey, Pakistan will provide the ground support and weapons plus training

This is just the start

 

[Pakistani Dragon]

Major Formal Agreements and Arrangements

Date	Country	Status	Agreement / Development	What it involves
17 July 2025	Libya	Agreed / cooperation framework	Defence-industrial collaboration	Pakistan and Libya agreed to defence-industrial collaboration and the exchange of technical expertise. This was followed by substantially deeper military cooperation and a major arms deal later in 2025.
17 September 2025	Saudi Arabia	SIGNED	Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement (SMDA)	An attack or aggression against either country is to be regarded as aggression against both, strengthening joint deterrence and defence cooperation.
December 2025	Libya	Major deal reported / finalised	Pakistan–Libya defence and arms agreement	A reported $4bn+ agreement involving 16 JF-17s, 12 Super Mushshaks and additional land, sea and air equipment, together with training and defence-industrial cooperation.
4 August 2026	Somalia	MoU reported signed	Defence cooperation MoU	Reportedly covers deeper defence cooperation, including maritime security, training, professional exchanges and capacity building.
7 August 2026	Saudi Arabia Türkiye Pakistan	SIGNED	Makkah Joint Defence Agreement	An armed attack against one of the three states is to be regarded as an attack against all three, providing enhanced defence cooperation and collective deterrence.