General James N. Mattis, Commander United States Central Command called on Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani at General Headquarters on Monday. The visiting dignitary remained with him for some time and discussed the matters of professional interest. According to military sources this is the first visit of General James N. Mattis, Commander United States Central Command to Pakistan after he assumed his responsibilities in place of General Petraeus. He briefed the Army Chief on host of issues of bilateral issues like defense and military fields in depth. He said that he would continue from where General Petraeus left the policy towards Pakistan. Sources say that General James N. Mattis, Commander United States Central Command highly acclaimed the sacrifices and services of Pakistan army adding US will keep on supporting Pakistan. He expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the loss of numerous lives in one of the devastating floods in the history of Pakistan. US is with Pakistan in this hour of crises, he said. General James N. Mattis, Commander United States Central Command again told Army Chief that US cannot win war against terrorism without the sheer cooperation of Pakistan at any cost. Both the high ups also threw light on strengthening military relations between the two countries, sources added.