Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed Chief of Naval Staff Bangladesh Navy on visit to India
The visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral naval relations between India and Bangladesh and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation, th Minsitry of Defence said in a release.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Bangladesh Navy will hold bilateral discussions with the Indian Navy chief, Admiral Sunil Lanba, and other senior officials of the Indian Navy .
Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed is also scheduled to meet Chief of the Air Staff, and call on the Union Defence Minister, the NSA and the Defence Secretary as part of his official meetings in New Delhi.
In addition to New Delhi, the Admiral is also scheduled to proceed to Visakhapatnam where he will be visiting various naval establishments, including INS Kalinga, INS Karna and INS Satavahana.
Naval cooperation between India and Bangladesh has been traditionally strong, encompassing a wide span which includes operational interactions through Training, Port Calls, Passage Exercises along with Capability Building and Capacity Augmentation initiatives, the Defence Ministry release said.
Bangladesh Navy is also the present Chair of the Indian Ocean Symposium (IONS), which is a Multilateral Maritime Cooperation platform launched by the Indian Navy.
Bangladesh Navy is also scheduled to conduct an International Multilateral Maritime Search and Rescue Exercise titled IMMSAREX in November 2017, which is being held under the IONS construct.
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