KATHMANDU, July 10: Indian army chief General Bikram Singh arrived in Kathmandu on Tuesday on a five-day official visit to Nepal at the invitation of his Nepali counterpart General Chhatraman Singh Gurung.
After his arrival, Singh is scheduled to take part in a wreath laying ceremony at Bir Smarak at the Nepal Army (NA) Pavilion in Tundikhel and hold a meeting with Gurung later in the day.[break]
Singh is also scheduled to inspect the Birendra Peacekeeping Training Center at Panchkhal and hold separate meetings with President Dr Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai on Wednesday.
President Yadav will confer the title of honorary general of NA to Singh amid a ceremony at Shital Niwas the same day. Both the countries have been maintaining the tradition of honoring each other´s army chiefs with the title since 1950.
Singh will visit the Mountain Warfare Training Center in Mustang and the Indian Army Pension Center and NA Western Divisional Headquarters in Pokhara on Thursday, the statement said.
He is scheduled to visit the birth place of Lord Buddha in Lumbini and also address the 19 command and staff course cadets on Friday. Singh will fly back to New Delhi on Saturday.
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