New DelhiChief of Army Staff General Manoj Pandey left for his four-day visit to France. During his visit from November 14 to 17, Gen Pande will hold meetings with his French counterparts and senior military leadership with an aim to strengthen defense ties between the two countries.
Highlighting the significance of General Manoj Pandey’s visit to France, the Additional Directorate General of Public Information tweeted, “General Manoj Pandey #COAS embarks on a four-day visit to #France. The purpose of the visit is to further strengthen the existing defense ties between the two countries.” has to be increased further. Both the nations.”
General Manoj Pandey #COAS embarked on a four-day tour #france, The visit is aimed at further enhancing the existing defense ties between the two countries.#IndiaFranceFriendship pic.twitter.com/qVLmhqjXAq– ADG PI – Indian Army (@adgpi) 13 November 2022
According to a Defense Ministry press statement, during the visit, Army Chief General Manoj Pandey will lay a wreath at the Nueva Chappell Indian Memorial, which commemorates the sacrifice of 4,742 Indian soldiers during the First World War.
General Manoj Pandey is scheduled to hold a meeting with the Chief of Defense Staff, Chief of the Army Staff, Commander Commandment des Forces Terestres (CFT) / Command of Land Combat Forces to discuss ways to enhance defense ties between India and India. France.
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General Manoj Pandey will visit the Ecole Militaire, which comprises of various military training establishments in Paris. He will address senior staff officers, who are attending a course at the Ecole de Guerra-T. He will also visit the military schools in Draguignan, which are training establishments that train commissioned and non-commissioned officers.
“The ever-increasing defense cooperation engagement covering a wide spectrum of activities has established a strong relationship at all levels of the two services. The COAS visit to France will further strengthen the bond of trust and understanding between the two services.” Defense Ministry said.
Earlier on November 7, Army Chief General Manoj Pandey had a meeting with the Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force, General Stephen Mill. During the meeting, the two sides discussed various aspects of defense cooperation between France and India.
In addition to Public Information, the Directorate General tweeted on the official Twitter handle, “General Manoj Pandey #COAS interacted with General Stephen Mille, Chief of Staff, French Air & Space Force and discussed aspects of #DefenceCooperation between the two Defense Forces ”
General Manoj Pandey #COAS participated in an insightful discussion with @majorgauravarya during #chanakya dialogue Held in #New Delhi, #COAS Expressed his views on ‘Arming the Army: Atmanirbhar’.#Indian Army#InStrideWithTheFuture pic.twitter.com/fv3LMb1aDv
– ADG PI – Indian Army (@adgpi) November 12, 2022
Meanwhile, the seventh edition of the bilateral exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the French Air and Space Forces (FASF), `Exercise Garuda-VII` concluded at the Air Force Station in Jodhpur on November 12. FASF participated in it. Exercise with Rafale fighter aircraft and A-330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft.
In the exercise, the IAF contingent included Su-30 MKI, Rafale, LCA ‘Tejas’ and Jaguar fighter aircraft, according to a statement issued by the Defense Ministry. Exercise `Garuda VII` provided an opportunity to both the air forces for professional interaction and sharing of operational knowledge and experience.