Udhampur (NVI): The five-day visit to China by Indian military delegation, led by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, is expected to enhance cooperation in defence sector and furtherance of peace at borders, the Army said today.
Army spokesperson here said the visit was successful and paves way for future collaboration.
The delegation arrived in China on January 7 and carried out extensive interaction with the top officers and troops of Peoples Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Western Theatre Command which oversees the Northern Borders along Line of Actual Control (LAC), the spokesperson said.
On January 7, Lt Gen Singh met the Commander of Peoples Liberation Army, General Han Weiguo in Beijing.
The five-day visit to China by Indian military delegation, led by Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, is expected to enhance cooperation in defence sector and furtherance of peace at borders, the Army said today.
Army spokesperson here said the visit was successful and paves way for future collaboration.
The delegation arrived in China on January 7 and carried out extensive interaction with the top officers and troops of Peoples Liberation Army’s (PLA’s) Western Theatre Command which oversees the Northern Borders along Line of Actual Control (LAC), the spokesperson said.
On January 7, Lt Gen Singh met the Commander of Peoples Liberation Army, General Han Weiguo in Beijing.
The Northern Army Commander proceeded to China’s Western Theatre Command at Chengdu on Januray 8, where ceremonial welcome was accorded to the general by a guard of honour.
Later he visited PLA’s Western Theatre Command Headquarters and held talks with General Zhao Zongqi, the Commander of Western Theatre Command on key issues concerning Indian Northern Borders.
Lt Gen Singh, along with his delegation, also visited a special Operations Brigade at Chengdu where they witnessed a counter-terrorism drill.
On January 9, he visited the Combined Brigade under 77 Group Army and later interacted with Lt General Liu Wanglong, Commander Xinjiang Military Command. Lt Gen Singh visited 9 Engineer Regiment of Xinjiang Military Command and interacted with Chinese troops, on January 10.
During talks with the Chinese Military officials, the delegation discussed a host of issues including border area management, improved bilateral military ties and defence cooperation activities as part of the celebrations of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and China.
The visit is considered significant as the composition of the delegation, schedule of the visit and interactions carried out were orchestrated in a progressive manner to achieve better understanding and build up of positive perceptions about key concerns faced at operational and functional levels, the spokesperson said.
This was the first high-level military-to-military engagement in 2020 between India and China. It comes just after the joint military exercise, ‘Hand in Hand 2019’ held between the two armies in Meghalaya in December 2019.
