Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth Pays Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shah

Dragon Media Correspondent

Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister and Defence Minister Balendra Shah on Tuesday.

The meeting was held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers in Singha Durbar, where the two sides discussed matters related to Nepal-India relations and military cooperation.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava was also present during the meeting.

General Seth arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday for a four-day official visit at the invitation of Nepal Army Chief of Army Staff General Ashok Raj Sigdel.

On Monday, President Ramchandra Paudel conferred on General Seth the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army during a special ceremony at the Office of the President.

Nepal and India have maintained a tradition since 1950 of conferring the honorary rank of General on each other’s army chiefs.

General Seth also held bilateral talks with General Sigdel at Nepal Army Headquarters on Monday. The discussions focused on military-to-military relations, areas of mutual interest and cooperation between the two armies.

During his visit to Nepal, General Seth has been participating in a series of high-level meetings and programmes involving the Nepali Army.