Article Posted on : - Aug 20, 2024

Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy presenting a memento to Commander-in-Chief of Russian Navy, Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PIB)

NEW DELHI (BNS): The Commander-in-Chief of Russian Navy, Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, arrived in New Delhi on Monday as part of a four-day official visit to strengthen bilateral naval relations between India and Russia.

During his visit, the Russian Navy Chief called on Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy and held discussions on collaborative mechanisms and measures to further strengthen Navy-to-Navy cooperation.

The Russian Navy Chief is also scheduled to meet the Chief of Defence Staff, the Defence Secretary, the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, and the National Maritime Security Coordinator of India, as part of his official engagements in New Delhi.

“The visit aims to strengthen bilateral naval relations between India and Russia, as also to explore new avenues for naval cooperation,” the Defence Ministry said in a statement here.

Admiral Moiseyev will also visit Mumbai where he will hold bilateral discussions with the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, as well as visit indigenous warships and submarines; the Naval Dockyard; and the Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders facility.

The Admiral was received with a ceremonial Guard of Honour upon his arrival at the South Block Lawns.

Indian Navy cooperates with the Russian Federation Navy on many fronts, which include operational interactions, training, hydrographic cooperation, and exchange of Subject Matter Experts in various fields through the IRIGC M&MTC mechanism between the two countries.

Indian Navy has also been interacting with the Russian Federation Navy in various multilateral fora viz. IONS (Indian Ocean Naval Symposium), MILAN, IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association), WPNS (Western Pacific Naval Symposium) and ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting-Plus), the statement said.