Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor visiting Chile June 1 to 4 to foster defence ties between the two counties.
India was one of the first few countries in Latin America with whom India established diplomatic relations. The number of Bilateral Agreements signed between the two countries in the recent past in diverse fields including the Defence Cooperation. This visit to Chile by the Army Chief assumes special significance as it coincides with the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between India and Chile.
A press release issued by the Indian Defence Ministry said, “During four days official visit, the Army Chief will interact with senior Military and civilian defence hierarchy and discuss various contemporary defence related issues. Gen. Kaopor will also be visiting important training institutions and would be addressing the Chilean Education and Doctrine Command.”
In April 2007, General Oscar Izurieta Ferrer, Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army also visited India to strengthen bilateral defence cooperation with India.
The two armies are also discussing cooperation in the fields of training courses, UN Peace Keeping, mountain warfare, sports and adventure activities and defence industry cooperation .
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