Friday, March 08, 2013

Defense: US navy ship arrives in Pakistan for exercises

Source: IRNA


Islamabad, March 7, IRNA – An American navy ship has arrived in Pakistan to take part in the ongoing military exercises in Karachi, the US embassy in Islamabad said.
US navy ship arrives in Pakistan for exercises

The exercises licked off on Monday.

USS Willliam P Lawrence is a state-of-the-art naval vessel, one of the most advanced in the US fleet, capable of ensuring the free passage of the seas for all nations, a US embassy statement said.

The United States is one of the 13 countries with ships actively participating in AMAN-13, whose objective is to promote peace and stability in the region and enhance interoperability among the partner naval forces.

Twenty other nations are also sending observers to the exercise.