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Jammu, June 03
General of the Army Alexei Fedorovich Maslov, Commander-in-Chief, Russian Land Forces would be on a five- day visit to India from Monday. The visit by a Commander -in Chief, Russian Land Forces is being undertaken after a gap of almost eight years since the last visit. The visit assumes special significance in the light of enhanced defence cooperation between the two countries.
Indo-Russian bilateral relations are historical, multifaceted and based on mutual trust and confidence. Russia has been the major defence equipment supplier to Indian Armed Forces. Presently the ongoing defence cooperation encompasses equipment procurement, exchange of delegations, conduct of joint exercises, and joint designing, development and marketing of military equipment. The first ever joint airborne exercise between the two Armies was conducted in 2005 in India and next joint exercise is planned to be conducted in Russia this year, a Defence release said.
During the visit, the Land Forces Commander will meet the Chief of the Army Staff, Chief of Naval Staff, Chief of Air Staff, Defence Secretary and other dignitaries. He will also visit important institutions of the Indian Armed Forces.
The visit of the Commander –in-Chief, Russian Land Forces would give an impetus to the existing defence cooperation and also aim to further diversify Army to Army cooperation in the field of training and exchange of experts in the field of mutual interests, the handout added..
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