Chief of General Staff of UK Army General Sir Richard Dannatt has held separate meetings with President Pervez Musharraf, Chief of the Army Staff General Pervaiz Ashfaq Kayani and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Tariq Majeed, said an official statement. Dannatt appreciated the excellent cooperation between the Armed Forces of Pakistan and the United Kingdom in the fight against international terrorism. Musharraf recalled the excellent ties between Pakistan-UK armed forces and expressed the hope that Dannatt s visit would further strengthen these relations. Dannatt discussed with Kayani and Majid matters relating to enhancement of bilateral military cooperation in diverse fields between the two countries. Expressing satisfaction on the ongoing military to military cooperation, both sides agreed to further expand the scope of these ties to the mutual benefit of the two countries. Discussing War on Terror in the region, they were of the view that this could only be dealt effectively through collaborative efforts of the comity of nations with full commitment and resolve. We have made good progress in our efforts. The recent peaceful elections in the country and transition of power to the elected representatives will create harmony in civil-military relations and facilitate mobilization of a broad-based political consensus to support the efforts for counter terrorism, Majid said. He added that a comprehensive approach with greater focus on winning hearts and minds through political and socio-economic mainstreaming of the troubled areas is the need of the hour.
