Japanese Ambassador to Pakistan Kuninori Matsuda paid a farewell call to Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi today.

During the meeting matters of mutual interest, bilateral cooperation in various fields, overall regional situation and peace and stability in the Afghanistan were discussed.

COAS thanked Ambassador for his services and appreciated his contributions for fostering strong ties between the two countries and support towards defence / security cooperation and stance on Afghan situation.

The visiting dignitary appreciated Pakistan's role in Afghan situation including successful evacuation operations and pledged to keep working for better relations between the two countries.