South African Army Chief accorded ceremonial guard of honour
Dated 10/9/2007
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The Chief of South African Army, Lieutenant General Solly Zacharia Shoke was accorded a ceremonial guard of honour at South Block lawns here today.
Earlier, he was received by Army Chief, General JJ Singh at India Gate, where he laid a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti.
Lieutenant General Shoke is on a week-long visit to India.
Lieutenant General Shoke and his three member delegation will visit Northern and Eastern Commands and various Army training establishments.
The delegation will also interact with Defence Secretary, Chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee (COSC) and various other dignitaries.
Discussions on enhancing defence cooperation in the fields of training, UN Peace Keeping, mountain warfare, sports and adventure activities and defence industry cooperation are likely to be held during the visit.
The defence cooperation between the two countries got a boost on signing of MoU on Defence Cooperation in 2000.
Subsequently cooperation between the two Armies have enhanced in the field of attendance on courses, exchange of observers in exercises, visits and equipment cooperation.
The inaugural meeting of the Indo-South African Defence Committee was held in Pretoria in August 1998 which chartered future course of military cooperation between the two countries.
