Indian Army Chief Dwivedi returns home

Kathmandu: Indian Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi returned home on Sunday, completing his five-day official visit to Nepal.

Major General Prem Dhoj Adhikari, Head of the Department of Military Operations, Nepali Army (NA) bade farewell to General Dwivedi and his spouse Mrs Sunita Dwivedi at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). General Dwivedi arrived in Kathmandu on November 20 at the official invitation of NA Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Ashok Raj Sigdel.

During the visit, General Dwivedi was conferred the rank insignia of Honorary General of the Nepali Army by President Ramchandra Poudel.

Similarly, General Dwivedi paid a courtesy call on the President, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Defense Minister Manbir Rai and CoAS Sigdel. He visited Army Command and Staff College, Shivapuri and Western Division Headquarters, Pokhara.

Likewise, he offered prayers at the Muktinath Temple, Mustang and experienced the mountain flight. The NA said it firmly believes that such high-level visits would help further consolidate the friendship between the two armies and the two countries.

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