Washington DC, Sept 30: India's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat met US Army Major General Xavier T Brunson, Commanding General, I Corps, and discussed issues of bilateral defence cooperation.
General Bipin Rawat visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord, a military installation in Washington. "General Bipin Rawat CDS is on a visit to the US. CDS visited Joint Base Lewis-McChord JBLM, Washington and also discussed issues of bilateral defense cooperation with Major General Xavier T. Brunson, Commanding General, I Corps, USArmy," the Indian Army said in a tweet.
General Rawat had last week met Russian General Staff Army General Valery Gerasimov and discussed issues of bilateral defence cooperation.
General Bipin Rawat was on a two-day visit to Russia. He attended the conference of the Chiefs of General Staff of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation SCO member states in Russia.
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On the other hand, PM Narendra Modi was on a three-day visit to US where he met top CEOs of the United States. He also met US Vice President Kamala Harris where he discussed COVID-19, Afghanistan and Pakistan's role in terrorism. PM Modi also held bilateral talks with US President Joe Biden.