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14th Indo-US Army Executive Steering Group meeting begins
Punjab Newsline Network
Monday, 22 March 2010
CHANDIGARH: The Fourteenth annual meeting of the Indo-US Army Executive Steering Group (ESG) began at Headquarters Western Command, Chandimandir on Monday.
ESG meetings held at venues alternating between India and the US, to coordinate various joint training events between the two Armies. The four day meeting will conclude on 26th of this month. The 14 member US delegation led by Lt Gen Benjamin Randy Nixon, Commanding General, United States Army Pacific is in the city for the stated meeting.
The delegation team attended a wreath laying ceremony held at ‘Veer Smriti’ , the Western Command War Memorial and Lt Gen Nixon laid a wreath to pay homage while other paid tributes to the martyrs. Gen Nixon later met Western Army Commander Lt Gen Shankar Ranjan Ghosh at his office and interacted on various aspects of common interest. Both the Generals exchanged mementos to memorize the event in days to come.
The delegation team met their Indian counterparts led by Lt Gen AS Sekhon, Director General Military Operations. The deliberations were conducted in a friendly and cordial atmosphere. The ESG reviewed the progress made in Indo-US military cooperation through events in 2009 and reached an agreement on the training cooperation events to be conducted in 2010.
ESG meetings held at venues alternating between India and the US, to coordinate various joint training events between the two Armies. The four day meeting will conclude on 26th of this month. The 14 member US delegation led by Lt Gen Benjamin Randy Nixon, Commanding General, United States Army Pacific is in the city for the stated meeting.
The delegation team attended a wreath laying ceremony held at ‘Veer Smriti’ , the Western Command War Memorial and Lt Gen Nixon laid a wreath to pay homage while other paid tributes to the martyrs. Gen Nixon later met Western Army Commander Lt Gen Shankar Ranjan Ghosh at his office and interacted on various aspects of common interest. Both the Generals exchanged mementos to memorize the event in days to come.
The delegation team met their Indian counterparts led by Lt Gen AS Sekhon, Director General Military Operations. The deliberations were conducted in a friendly and cordial atmosphere. The ESG reviewed the progress made in Indo-US military cooperation through events in 2009 and reached an agreement on the training cooperation events to be conducted in 2010.
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