Janurary 15, 2025

In recent years, China and Pakistan have been enjoying high level, pragmatic naval cooperation. In addition to joint exercises and training operations such as the Sea Guardian series bilateral exercises and AMAN series multinational exercises, the two countries have also carried out cooperation in military equipment such projects involving Type 054A/P guided missile frigates and Hangor-class submarines.

The Pakistan Navy is planning to host the AMAN-25 multinational exercise in early February in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi. Ahead of the exercise, Admiral Naveed Ashraf, Chief of the Naval Staff of the Pakistan Navy, said in an exclusive interview with the Global Times that the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has participated in all previous editions of AMAN exercises, and he expects that PLA Navy will participate in AMAN-25 and is looking forward to hosting PLA Navy leadership during the AMAN dialogue.

Ashraf told the Global Times that the main objective of AMAN is to foster regional cooperation for the maintenance of good order at sea, improving interoperability, share experiences, understand each other, and exhibit united resolve against terrorism and organized crimes in the maritime domain.

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