US Congressional delegation visits Western Naval Command

A US Congressional House Committee today visited the Western Naval Command (WNC) here and discussed a range of issues, including Indo-American ties and maritime security, with officials.
The nine-member Congressional House Committee on Armed Services was led by US Congressman Robert Wittman.
Wittman, who is also Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Sub-committee, was accompanied by Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo and Edgard Kagan, US Consul General in Mumbai.
The visiting dignitaries interacted with Vice-Admiral Girish Luthra, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, WNC, a defence spokesperson said.
The delegation was briefed on the WNC and the Indian Navy's operations on the Western Seaboard, he said.

Issues of mutual interest such as the Indo-US relations, bilateral naval cooperation and maritime security were discussed, he said.
The delegation visited the Naval Dockyard and the indigenously built and newly commissioned Kolkata class destroyer 'INS Chennai', the spokesperson said.