COAS V K Singh to visit UK
Gujarat Global News Network, Delhi
Chief of Army Staff General V K Singh will be on a four day visit of UK from February 14. During his visit, the COAS will be interacting with the senior military and civilian hierarchy and will discuss various defence related issues to strengthen existing defence ties with UK.
The COAS will be visiting Land Warfare Centre in Salisbury plains and the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst. During his visit to Land Warfare Centre, General VK Singh will witness the training and preparation of UK Army Brigade preparing for induction into Afghanistan. The last visit by a COAS to the UK was in Mar 2008.
India shares good bilateral and strategic relations with UK that are multifaceted and have been strengthened over the years, with regular exchange of visits at political, diplomatic and military levels. A strong bilateral relationship is of priority of both countries, for economic, commercial, historical and foreign policy reasons and the large Indian diaspora in UK.
Our relations in the field of defence with UK have graduated to comprehensive defence cooperation, to include courses, training for UN Peacekeeping Operations, joint training including exercise in the fields of counter terrorism including employment of Special Forces and exchange of observers on each others’ Army exercises.
The visit by the COAS will add the necessary impetus to the existing defence relationship and broad-base it, into a mutually beneficial partnership. The last visit by a COAS to the UK was in Mar 2008.
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