KATHMANDU, Nov 21: Chief of the Army Staff Ashok Raj Sigdel and Indian Army Chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, who is on a visit to Nepal, held bilateral talks at the Army Headquarters, Bhadrakali on Thursday.
The official meeting between the two Army Chiefs concentrated on mutual partnership and interests between the militaries of the two neighboring countries. NA Spokesperson Brigadier General Gaurav Kumar KC said that brief information about NA's duties and responsibilities, and the work performance was presented at the meeting.
Before that, Indian Army Chief Dwivedi inspected the guard of honor presented by the Nepali Army, according to the Directorate of NA Public Relations and Information. To mark the occasion, the Indian army chief planted a tree in the Jangi Adda (Headquarters complex). The Indian army chief laid a wreath at the Memorial to the Brave Soldier located at the Army Pavilion in local Tundikhel.
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President Ramchandra Paudel is scheduled to confer the rank of Honorary General (Maharathi) of the Nepali Army today on Army Chief Dwivedi.This is the continuation of the tradition of conferring the rank of Honorary General on each other’s Army Chief since 1950.
This is General Dwivedi's first official visit to Nepal after his appointment as the Chief of the Indian Army on June 30. He is scheduled to call on Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and Defence Minister Manbir Rai tomorrow.
