Dy Commander US-Indo Pacific Command calls on Lt Gen Krishna

Lt Gen Bryan P Fenton, Deputy Commander, US-Indo Pacific Command, today called on Lieutenant General Abhay Krishna, GOC-in C Eastern Command here today, as part of his three-day visit to India.

The two dignitaries held meaningful discussions on various important regional and global security related issues concerning the two countries, a Defence spokesman said.

Leading a five-member US delegation, Lt Gen Fenton visited the Eastern Command headquarter at Fort William here.

The visit of the senior US Army officer to the Eastern Command signifies the growing strategic partnership between the two leading armies of the world, who are also important partners in bilateral training, spokesman Wing Commander S S Birdi said.

The meeting was aimed at further strengthening defence cooperation existing between the two nations to fight unitedly in the global war on terrorism, he said.