20 March 2017

News Story: U.S. Navy commander arrives in Nepal for three-day visit

Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr
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KATHMANDU, March 19 (Xinhua) --The U.S. Pacific Command Admiral Harry B. Harris Jr. arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday for a three-day visit.

Admiral Harris will attend the Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise "Shanti Prayas-III", which is going to be jointly organized by the Nepalese Army and the U.S. Pacific Command at Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre in Panchkhal of Kavre District of Nepal from March 20 to April 3.

The Multinational Peacekeeping Exercise "Shanti Prayas-III", with the participants from 28 countries, is aimed at enhancing peacekeeping capabilities, Directorate of the Public Relations of the Nepalese Army said in a press release.

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