Chief of Defence Forces of New Zealand meets top Navy official

Mumbai, Feb 23 Chief of Defence Forces of New Zealand Lt Gen Timothy Keating today met Vice Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Naval Command, and senior Navy officers here.

Lt Gen Keating, joined by a nine-member delegation, is on a visit to Mumbai from February 22 to 24, a Defence representative said here.

The designation also went by the Naval Dockyard, the Dockyard Heritage Hall and stealth frigate INS Tarkash, the representative said.

Prior, Lt Gen Keating held converses with head of the Indian Armed Forces and talked about territories of collaboration between the two nations.

He had met Army chief General Bipin Rawat, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba and Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa and Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra in Delhi.

"India and New Zealand have come a long way in strengthening their defence relationship. Throughout the years, the two navies have developed high levels of interoperability through different types of interactions. This visit would reinforce the current bond between the two naval forces," the representative said.