Visit of chairman, COSC and COAS to China from today
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Imphal, July 01 2014: The Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, will proceed on a high level military delegation visit to China from July 2 to 5, informed a statement of Lt.Col Ajay Kumar Sharma, PRO (Defence) today.

According to the statement, the visit assumes special significance in the light of increasing defence cooperation and is an invitation for the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff to visit China.

To mark the 60th Anniversary of Panchsheel, both nations have designated 2014 as the "Year of Friendly Exchanges", the statement said, while recalling that there have been a series of high level visits between the two countries to build up trust and mutual confidence, the most recent being the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's travel to New Delhi from June 8-9 last.

Military to military cooperation between the PLA and India Armed Forces encompasses exchange of high and medium level visits, availing of training courses in each other's training institutions, conduct of Joint Training Exercise, mutual attendance in Seminars/Conferences, CBMs on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) including sports activities between border troops and basic Naval exercises, the statement added.

During the visit, the Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee and Chief of Army Staff shall be meeting senior political and military leaders of China including Mr Li Yuanchao, the Vice President, Gen Fan Changlong, Vice Chairman CMC, Gen Fang Fenghui, CGS & Mr Zhangye Sui the Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, it further informed.

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