News Story: US Navy official on India visit

Admiral Jonathan Greenert

NEW DELHI (PTI): On a five-day visit to India, US Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Jonathan Greenert will discuss a range of issues with his counterparts to strengthen joint training and mutual cooperation between the two navies and meet the top brass of the Defence Ministry here.

"Admiral Greenert will be visiting some of the important naval offices in the country and will interact with the top officials of the Indian Navy. Today he will call on Defence Minister A K Antony and Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma," Navy officials said here. He will also meet the three Service chiefs.

The visit by the top United States officer is taking place a week after the navies of India and the US concluded their 10-day long Malabar-series exercise in the Bay of Bengal.

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