Pakistan Army participates in trilateral Brotherhood drill
The opening ceremony of trilateral exercise Brotherhood being hosted by Azerbaijan was held at Baku on Sunday_ the pakistan military said.
According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)_ the exercise will be conducted in the counter-terrorism domain from September 11 to 22_ 2021.
Special forces from Pakistan_ Azerbaijan and Turkey are participating in the subject exercise_ it added.
This is the first such drills among the three brotherly countries. The goal of the exercise is to improve cooperation among the special forces and to share knowledge and experience_ according to Azerbaijan s defence ministry on Saturday.
In February_ Pakistan hosted a joint military exercise_ titled Ataturk-XI 2021_ between Pakistani and Turkish special forces at the Special Service Group Headquarters in Tarbela.
The three-week-long exercise focused on counter-terrorism operations including cordon and search techniques_ built-up area clearance drills with combat aviation support_ hostage rescue.
Pakistan and Turkey enjoy close cooperation but the recent regional developments further have brought the two countries closer.
Both the countries had also agreed to deepen their defence cooperation and stressed the need for early implementation of the Pakistan-Turkey Strategic Economic Framework .
Islamabad and Ankara have enjoyed close defence relations. Special forces from both the countries routinely engage in joint drills to further improve upon skills and coordination.
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