In a first, Indian Army Chief meets Republic of Korea's Defence Minister to enhance bilateral ties

28 Dec 2020 17:54:00
New Delhi, Dec 28: With an aim to enhance bilateral ties with South Korea, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General MM Naravane began his three-day official visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) by paying tributes to Bravehearts at the National Cemetery.
 
The visit aims to further strengthen strategic & defence cooperation between the countries. He also visited War Memorial at Seoul. "We remember the humanitarian assistance by 60 Para Field Ambulance and the contributions of Custodian Force of India during the Korean War," the Indian Army said.
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Further, during the first-ever visit of an Indian Army Chief to ROK, General MM Naravane interacted with Minister of National Defence Suh Wook and discussed issues of mutual interest & defence cooperation.

 
 
 
 
Later, the Army Chief will also visit Korea Combat Training Centre in Inje Country, Gangwon Province and Advance Defence Development (ADD) at Daejeon.
 
 
The visit like other recent ones to foreign countries is aimed at enhancing military diplomacy. The Indian Army chief earlier this month visited United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia from 9 to 14 December as part of India’s military diplomacy in the neighbourhood. This was the first visit by an Indian Army Chief to these two countries.
 
 
Recently the Army Chief had visited Nepal and also accompanied Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla to Myanmar.
 
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