Indian Army Chief/COAS General Upendra Dwivedi convened wide-ranging talks with Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Land Forces, Major General Yousef Maayouf Saeed Al Hallami. COAS Dwivedi was on an official two-day visit to the UAE, focusing on expanding bilateral defence/military cooperation.
This was the first-ever visit to the UAE by a head of the Indian Army.
The Army said the talks between Gen Dwivedi and Major General Al Hallami centred around ways to advance bilateral defence cooperation. The discussions focused on enhancing positive military engagement, training convergence and advancing bilateral defence cooperation between India and the UAE, said the official statement.
Key military establishments, including the UAE National Defence College and interaction with officers and troops, were also on the schedule list of the Indian Army Chief.
The military cooperation between India and the UAE witnessed a significant momentum after the visit to that country by then Army Chief Gen M M Naravane in December 2020.
The Army chief's visit to the UAE comes in the midst of fast-paced developments in the Gulf region, including escalating tensions between the UAE and Saudi Arabia over the ongoing situation in Yemen.
Gen Dwivedi's trip to the UAE was held weeks after the Gulf nation's Commander of the Presidential Guard, Major General Ali Saif Humaid Alkaabi, visited India.
Concluding his trip to the UAE (January 5-6), the Indian Army Chief will now be travelling to Sri Lanka.
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