Islamabad   -  UAE Land Forces commander Major General Saleh Mohammad Saleh Megren Al-Ameri on Monday called on Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

The army chief and the Emirati commander discussed “regional security situation and cooperation in the fields of defence, security and military training between both the armies”, according to Inter-Services Public Relations.

Major General Al-Ameri appreciated the “Pakistan Army’s efforts in fight against terrorism”, ISPR Director General Maj-Gen Asif Ghafoor said in a statement.

The meeting of the two military leaders follows a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and a high-level UAE delegation led by their Minister of State Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber.

According to Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistan has asked the UAE for a deferred payment facility for the import of oil, similar to the one agreed with Saudi Arabia.