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ANTONY LEAVES SUNDAY FOR A THREE-DAY VISIT TO MALAYSIA
Taking the countrys Look East Policy a step further, the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony, who went to Vietnam last month, will now be leaving for Malaysia for a three-day official visit, on Sunday. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including the Defence Secretary Shri Vijay Singh, Advisor to Raksha Mantri Shri Sundaram Krishna, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen ZU Shah, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal NAK Browne, Vice Admiral KN Sushil and Joint Secretary (South), Ministry of External Affair Shri Biren Nanda.
During his stay in capital Kuala Lumpur, Shri Antony will hold detailed discussions with his Malaysian counterpart and the Deputy Prime Minister Mohd Najib Bin Tun Hajiabdul Razak and the Foreign Minister Ahmed Syed Hamid Albar. He will also call on the Prime Minister Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi.
Shri Antony will also visit Penang, where he would meet Governor Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas.
Malaysia is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its Independence and the current year also marks the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Over the years, India and Malaysia have developed strong bilateral relationship encompassing political, economic, education, cultural and defence fields. The Defence Cooperation between the two countries was formalized by signing a MoU in 1993 and it has been expanding steadily since then.
The primary area of cooperation has been in training to Malaysian Defence personnel at various levels including at the National Defence College and Staff College. The Defence Cooperation between the two countries is also characterized by high-level exchange of visits, visit of ships of the two navies, Indias regular participation in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition including the one which was held from 04 08 December 2007. Both the countries have participated in bilateral exercises such as PASSEX and MILAN.
Last month the Sixth Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Meeting (MIDCOM) was held in New Delhi when both sides had meaningful discussions on strengthening defence cooperation as well as to explore new areas of cooperation.
The two countries last month signed a Protocol on training of Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Pilots by Indian Air Force on SU-30 MKM aircraft. Earlier in May 2007, a MoU was signed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited with the Malaysian Ministry of Defence for the technical training of RMAF personnel on SU-30 MKM aircraft.
The Defence Minister returns home on Tuesday, January 8, 2008.
SK / RAJ
PIB Press Release
Taking the countrys Look East Policy a step further, the Defence Minister Shri AK Antony, who went to Vietnam last month, will now be leaving for Malaysia for a three-day official visit, on Sunday. He will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including the Defence Secretary Shri Vijay Singh, Advisor to Raksha Mantri Shri Sundaram Krishna, Deputy Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen ZU Shah, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal NAK Browne, Vice Admiral KN Sushil and Joint Secretary (South), Ministry of External Affair Shri Biren Nanda.
During his stay in capital Kuala Lumpur, Shri Antony will hold detailed discussions with his Malaysian counterpart and the Deputy Prime Minister Mohd Najib Bin Tun Hajiabdul Razak and the Foreign Minister Ahmed Syed Hamid Albar. He will also call on the Prime Minister Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi.
Shri Antony will also visit Penang, where he would meet Governor Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas.
Malaysia is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of its Independence and the current year also marks the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Over the years, India and Malaysia have developed strong bilateral relationship encompassing political, economic, education, cultural and defence fields. The Defence Cooperation between the two countries was formalized by signing a MoU in 1993 and it has been expanding steadily since then.
The primary area of cooperation has been in training to Malaysian Defence personnel at various levels including at the National Defence College and Staff College. The Defence Cooperation between the two countries is also characterized by high-level exchange of visits, visit of ships of the two navies, Indias regular participation in Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace (LIMA) exhibition including the one which was held from 04 08 December 2007. Both the countries have participated in bilateral exercises such as PASSEX and MILAN.
Last month the Sixth Malaysia-India Defence Cooperation Meeting (MIDCOM) was held in New Delhi when both sides had meaningful discussions on strengthening defence cooperation as well as to explore new areas of cooperation.
The two countries last month signed a Protocol on training of Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Pilots by Indian Air Force on SU-30 MKM aircraft. Earlier in May 2007, a MoU was signed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited with the Malaysian Ministry of Defence for the technical training of RMAF personnel on SU-30 MKM aircraft.
The Defence Minister returns home on Tuesday, January 8, 2008.
SK / RAJ
PIB Press Release