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Syllabus: Bilateral, regional and global groupings and agreements involving India and/or affecting India’s interests
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CIS-MOA is a foundational agreement that the U.S. signs with its allies and countries with which it wants to maintain close military ties; it provides legal cover for the sale of military equipment.
Concern
Pakistan’s Cabinet has quietly approved the signing of a new security pact with the U.S., a move that indicates a fresh start in defence cooperation after years of distrust between the two nations and may open avenues for Islamabad to get military hardware from Washington, a media report said on Thursday.
Through a circulation summary, the Cabinet gave its seal of approval to sign the Communication Interoperability and Security Memorandum of Agreement, known as the CIS-MOA, between Pakistan and the US
However, there was no official announcement from either side about the signing of the agreement.
According to the report, Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb was approached but did not respond.
