Army chief on visit to Australia

New Delhi, Aug 23 (PTI) Indian Army Chief General V K
Singh is on a four-day visit to Australia seeking to boost
defence cooperation between the two countries.
The Army Chief, who left Monday, will hold talks with
Australian Defence Secretary Ian Watt and its Chief of Defence
Forces Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston.
The Indian Army Chief's visit to Canberra comes a month
after Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani had
visited for a security dialogue there.
He will also hold talks with his Australian counterpart
Lt Gen Ken Gillespie.
Singh will also visit various training institutions,
service headquarters and operational units.
India and Australia share common interests in spheres
of maritime security, counter terrorism, disarmament,
non-proliferation, peacekeeping and disaster management and
are members of Commonwealth and various other international
forum. PTI AJD
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