India News | US Congressional Delegation Visits Western Naval Command Headquarters in Mumbai
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A two-member United States Congressional delegation visited the Mumbai-based Western Naval Command headquarters, the Navy has said.
Mumbai, Aug 13 (PTI) A two-member United States Congressional delegation visited the Mumbai-based Western Naval Command headquarters, the Navy has said.
The delegation included representatives Rohit Khanna and Deborah Ross accompanied by Vikram Krishnamoorthy, Under Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs.
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The visiting members interacted with Vice Admiral Sanjay Bhalla, Chief of Staff, Western Naval Command (WNC), and other Flag and senior officers of the command on Friday.
During their visit, the delegation was given a presentation on the roles, responsibilities and activities of WNC and a tour of the indigenous destroyer INS Kochi. They also visited Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders, where they were apprised of the indigenous ship-building capabilities of MDL.
India and US are party to the annually conducted Maritime Security Dialogue and India-US Naval cooperation has grown substantially over the last two decades, the Navy said.
The relationship between the two navies is spread over a wide canvas, which includes the annual bilateral exercise 'Malabar', multilateral exercise 'RIMPAC', high-level delegation visits, Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) and goodwill visits by naval ships, it said.
"Both the navies are committed to ensuring maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region and therefore cooperation in the maritime domain is the most enduring and key facet of engagement between the two countries," the release said.
The current visit by the US Congressional delegation contributes to improving, understanding and strengthening the relationship between the two countries, it added.
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