Kathmandu, March 26: Chief of the Army Staff (CoAS) Rajendra Chhetri is to set out on a week-long official visit to China, leading a seven-member delegation comprising high-ranking army officials.
The visit taking place at the invitation of the General Fang Fenghui, the Chief of the People’s Liberation Army of China.
In course of the visit, the Nepalese Army delegation led by the Army Chief is scheduled to go on an observation tour of different Chinese military structures as well as to hold meetings with high Chinese military officials, the Nepalese Army’s Directorate of Public Relations stated in a press release today.
“The Nepalese Army believes that the Chief of Army Staff’s visit would help make the cordial relations subsisting between the armies of the two countries more cordial and deeper as well as contribute towards promoting the mutual interests” the press release reads.
Accompanying the CoAS Chhetri on the visit are Director of Military Operations Major General Himalaya Thapa among other officers. The delegation will return home on April 2. This is General Chhetri’s first visit to China after becoming the Army Chief. RSS
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