Discusses Counterterrorism Cooperation With Rubio; bilateral defense cooperation with German officials
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defense Staff (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir met US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, German leaders and a number of dignitaries from other countries on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference, the military’s media wing said on Sunday.
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), CDF Munir visited Germany from February 12 to 14. During the visit, he “met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and discussed issues of mutual interest, including global and regional security dynamics and counter-terrorism cooperation,” it said.
He also held talks with German officials, including Alexander Dobrindt, Federal Minister of the Interior; Günter Sautter, Foreign and Security Policy Adviser to the German Chancellor; and General Carsten Breuer, Chief of Defense in the Swedish Armed Forces.
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“The meetings focused on contemporary security issues, bilateral defense cooperation and the need to promote global peace and security through bilateral and multilateral dialogue,” ISPR said.
The statement further added that on the sidelines of the conference, Munir met Admiral Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire, Chief of the Joint Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces, to discuss bilateral military cooperation.
He also held discussions with General Rodolph Haykal, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Lebanon, on regional security developments and measures to strengthen defense cooperation.
Security Conference in Munich
The 62nd Munich Security Conference will be held from 13 to 15 February 2026 at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof and Rosewood Munich, where MSC Chairman-Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger will lead discussions among hundreds of global decision-makers and opinion-makers on pressing security challenges.
Nearly 50 heads of state and government are attending, including most European leaders and a significant delegation from the German federal government led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
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Taking place amid increasing global instability, questions about long-standing alliances and the erosion of the rules-based international order, the conference addresses critical issues such as European security and defence, the future of the transatlantic relationship, multilateralism, regional conflicts, competing visions of global order and the security implications of technological advances.
