Pakistan Navy Chief of Staff Norman Bashir (NomanBashir) will be said, following the successful completion of three Chinese F-22P frigates post-production, Pakistan and China have been identified to be larger in the production of submarines and warships, as well as procurement of modern weapons and equipment to cooperate.
Al-Bashir said in the media conference: "Just as we have with China in all other areas of cooperation, as cooperation between the two countries also have a naval history." Pakistani Ambassador Masood Khan also attended the meeting.
According to al-Bashir said that Pakistan Navy has already received three frigates, the first four are in Karachi Shipyard built jointly by the CMB. Pakistan hopes to 4 frigates, like the other three, as completed ahead of schedule. Referring to the performance of F-22P frigates, the al-Bashir will be said: "We are very satisfied with its performance, some of the technology is not inferior to the West."
Al-Bashir will have four-year visits to China, said that Pakistan wants to buy from China have more firepower and greater ships, such as the 4,000-ton frigate. It also plans to buy more British and French warships. Pakistan and China had proposed in the military and commercial areas (such as fisheries, economic development zones and goods, etc.) the development of maritime strategic cooperation.
Answer to a question he said: "We will not end, this cooperation will continue." Bashir pointed out that staff met with the Chinese side, he has identified areas of cooperation include the construction of submarines. He said that so far China and Pakistan have not yet co-production submarine, which is what Pakistan is now one of the areas you want to develop.
In addition, al-Bashir said Pakistan also hopes to build warships, submarines and more large-scale cooperation with China. He added that these ships may be higher than the current F-22P frigates greater. Bashir said the two sides carried out extensive discussions on this now, "we would obviously according to their needs and specifications to build warships and submarines." Moreover, al-Bashir pointed out that the two countries will also deepen the cooperation in the field of weapons and sensors.
Previously had reported that Pakistan's strategic organizations and the Beijing government also plans to discuss the training and leasing nuclear submarines. Chinese navy's "summer class" ballistic missile submarines could be an appropriate start, Pakistan Pakistan government will select a group of naval officers, they can learn how to handle the ballistic missile submarine: the first on shore or academic knowledge of learning theory, and in the sea manipulate, and concluding the strategic plan.