Saudi Arabia has conferred the King Abdulaziz Medal of Excellent Class on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as the two sides held talks on “regional security dynamics” and “evolving geopolitical challenges”, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Monday. In a statement, the military’s media wing said the medal was awarded under a royal decree issued by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, describing it as the kingdom’s “highest national honour”.
Saudi Arabia’s ‘highest national honour’ conferred upon CDF Munir: ISPR
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