In a first, Indian Army Chief meets Republic of Korea's Defence Minister to enhance bilateral ties
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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.
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.
During the first-ever visit of an #IndianArmy #COAS to #RepublicofKorea, General MM Naravane #COAS interacted with Minister of National Defence, His Excellency Suh Wook and discussed issues of mutual interest & defence cooperation. @ROK_MND#Cooperation pic.twitter.com/8z9E3u76oX
— ADG PI - INDIAN ARMY (@adgpi) December 28, 2020
Chief of Army Staff proceeds on a visit to the Republic of Korea
— A. Bharat Bhushan Babu (@SpokespersonMoD) December 28, 2020
General MM Naravane, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) has proceeded on a three day visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) from 28 to 30 December 2020. https://t.co/iiaQ2Qxja3
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.