PR No. 52

Islamabad: April 07, 2026

The 20th Round of the Pakistan–Türkiye High Level Military Dialogue Group (HLMDG) was held at the Ministry of Defence in Rawalpindi. The Pakistan delegation was led by Lieutenant General Muhammad Ali HI(M),Retd, Secretary Defence and Co-Chair of the HLMDG, while the Turkish delegation was headed by General Levent Ergün, Vice Chief of the Turkish General Staff and Co-Chair of the Dialogue.

During the meeting, both sides held comprehensive and constructive discussions on matters of mutual interest, including regional security, defence and military cooperation, defence industry collaboration, training and capacity building, and prospects for enhanced strategic partnership between Pakistan and Türkiye.

The two HLMDG Sub-Groups — the Politico-Military Working Group and the Defence Industry Working Group — held detailed sessions to review progress on existing agenda points and explore new avenues of cooperation.

At the conclusion of the dialogue, the Co-Chairs delivered their closing remarks and reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the longstanding brotherly relations and defence partnership between the two countries.

Both sides expressed satisfaction with the outcomes of the 20th Round of HLMDG and reiterated their resolve to continue regular engagements to further deepen bilateral defence cooperation.

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