Egypt, Pakistan seek to boost military production cooperation

Pakistani Minister of Defense Production Habibullah Khan Warraich arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a visit aimed at boosting cooperation in military production, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

Warraich is scheduled to meet with Egyptian Minister of State for Military Production Sayyed Meshal to discuss means to boost cooperation and exchange technological expertise in this regard, the report said.

During his visit, Warraich and his accompanying delegation will inspect some projects established by the Egyptian Ministry of Military Production, MENA said.

Warraich's visit followed Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's recent Mideast tour, which took him to Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and the United Arab Emirates besides Egypt.

Talks between Musharraf and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Jan. 22 focused on Mideast issues, especially the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

Source: Xinhua