Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman Rear Admiral Saif Bin Nasser Bin Mohsin Al Rahbi, who’s on “a goodwill visit” to India, held discussions together with his Indian counterpart Admiral R Hari Kumar on Monday “to discover avenues to additional improve cooperation between the Navies”.
The Navy in a press release on Monday stated that Rear Admiral Saif Bin Nasser Bin Mohsin Al Rahbi, Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman (CRNO) “is on a goodwill visit of to India” and his go to “goals to consolidate bilateral relations with Indian Navy, as additionally to discover new avenues for protection cooperation with India.”
“The first visit of the incumbent CRNO to India, reverberates the growing cooperation between the Indian Navy and the Royal Navy of Oman, which include operational interactions, training and exchange of Subject Matter Experts. Both Navies have been participating in the biennial maritime exercise ‘Naseem Al Bahr’ since 1993. This exercise was last conducted in 2020, off Goa and the next edition is scheduled later this year. INS Sudarshini visited Muscat in December 2021 and had embarked RNO Sea Riders for sea experience.” the Navy stated.
Rear Admiral Al Rahbi is on a five-day goodwill go to to India from Sunday.
Rear Admiral Al Rahbi can even go to the Western Naval Command at Mumbai throughout his journey, and can go to Indian Naval Ships on the dockyard there, the Navy stated.
The growth comes two weeks after Oman’s Secretary General on the Ministry of Defense Mohammed Bin Nasser Bin Ali Al Zaabi had held the eleventh India–Oman Joint Military Cooperation Committee Meeting (JMCC) on bilateral protection cooperation with Indian Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar.
India and Oman have very sturdy protection ties, and all three providers have bilateral exchanges and workouts with Oman’s providers.
Oman supplies operational help to the Indian Navy for anti-piracy missions within the Arabian Sea. Also, India had bought entry to the Duqm port in Oman, strengthening India’s functionality and maritime technique within the Indian Ocean Region, particularly in opposition to China’s aggressive advance within the area.
On January 31, Zaabi had additionally met Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and the chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, and leaders of India’s protection business.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
