India and UAE hold Army to Army Staff Talks

New Delhi: Army to Army staff talks between the Indian Army and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Army concluded today in Pune. The Indian Army said that the talks were focused on issues related to training, conduct of bilateral and multilateral exercises & enhancing Defence Cooperation.

The two day talks organised at College of Military Engineering in Pune included issues related to military training, increase in course subscription in Indian Army establishments, conduct of bilateral exercises and enhancing defence technical cooperation.

The UAE Army delegation was on a six-days visit to India from 21 to 26 March 2022. The delegation also visited Indian Army training establishments. The aim of the visit is to enhance defence cooperation engagements between the two armies.

The UAE Army delegation visited Army establishments in Maharashtra to include School of Artillery, Armoured Corps Centre & School, Mechanised Infantry Centre & School, National Defence Academy, Command Hospital of Southern Command, Army Institute of Physical Training, Military Intelligence School & Depot and Bombay Engineers Group & Centre.

Defence ties between both the countries have been steadily growing in accordance with other aspects of the bilateral relationship. There have been regular high-level exchanges at the level of Service Chiefs, functional level exchanges and military education exchanges between the countries.

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