Posted on 11/14/21
| News Source: i24
Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane on first official visit to Jewish state since taking office in 2019
India's Chief of Army Staff Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane arrived to Israel on Sunday for a five-day visit "to further strengthen strategic defense cooperation between both countries," the Indian Army said in a Twitter post.
The visit to the Jewish state to meet with senior military officials is the first since Naravane took office in 2019.
He is scheduled to meet with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Aviv Kohavi and visit the IDF’s Ground Forces headquarters.
“The Army Chief will take forward the excellent bilateral defense cooperation between Israel and India through multiple meetings with senior officials of the security establishment and exchange views on various defense-related issues,” the Indian military said in a statement.
The visit comes after two other high-profile visits from Israel's South Asian ally: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Indian Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar.