Admiral Tripathi meets Myanmar naval leadership, discusses steps to boost cooperation

Indian Navy main Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi met Myanmar Navy's Central Naval Command commandant Rear Admiral Aung Aung Naing and Naval Training Command main Rear Admiral Khun Aung Kyaw successful Yangon connected Sunday and discussed strengthening navy-to-navy cooperation, bolstering the existing defence concern and augmenting operational engagements, Navy said successful a connection connected Sunday.Admiral Tripathi is connected an authoritative sojourn to Myanmar from May 2-5.“Aspects related to enhancing grooming practice & aboriginal avenues of collaboration were deliberated upon, emphasising the committedness to enhancing interoperability and grooming speech programmes,” the connection said.At Naval Training Command, Admiral Tripathi was briefed connected Myanmar Navy's grooming infrastructure and ongoing initiatives betwixt the 2 navies, including the effectiveness of the mobile grooming team.The Navy main formally handed implicit assorted instrumentality built with Indian govt’s assistance, including containerised tiny arms simulator and rigid inflatable boat, for greater maritime information successful Bay of Bengal region, successful keeping with the imaginativeness of Mahasagar.During his visit, the Indian Navy main volition besides laic a wreath astatine Myanmar Armed Forces Fallen Heroes' War Memorial.“The Indian Navy regularly interacts with the Myanmar Navy done defence practice meeting, unit talks, grooming exchanges and operational interactions, including India-Myanmar Naval Exercise (IMNEX), Indo-Myanmar Coordinated Patrol (IMCOR), larboard visits and Hydrography surveys,” the ministry of defence said successful a statement.

Myanmar is 1 of India's cardinal strategical neighbours and it shares a 1,640-kilometer-long borderline with respective northeastern states including militancy-hit Nagaland and Manipur.The state is considered important nether India's 'Neighbourhood First', 'Act East' and 'MAHASAGAR' (Mutual and Holistic Advancement for Security and Growth Across Regions) policies.As portion of the ongoing sojourn to Myanmar, Admiral Tripathi embarked connected Myanmar Navy's Frigate UMS Kyan Sit Thar (F12), connected May 2, the Indian Navy said connected societal media.He was received onboard the vessel by Captain Kyaw Thet Naing, the No.1 Fleet Commander with a ceremonial Guard of Honour.Navies of India and Myanmar regularly enactment successful grooming exchanges, multilateral forums and collaborate towards capableness enhancement.Myanmar has participated successful each caller events conducted by the Indian Navy, specified arsenic the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium, MILAN, International Fleet Review, Goa Maritime Conclave/ Symposium, IOS SAGAR and the Admiral's Cup, according to the statement.