Russian army commander visits South Western Command

Russian land forces chief Col Gen Oleg Leonidovich Salukov, who is on four-day India visit, today visited the South Western Command Headquarters of Indian Army here and met with Army Commander Lt Gen Arun Kumar Sahni.

They discussed issues concerning the forces of the both the countries.

The Russian delegation also visited city palace, Jantar Mantar and Hawa Mahal, Defence Spokesperson Lt Col Maish Ojha said.

Leonidovich's official visit to India, from February 16 to 19, aims at further strengthening bilateral military ties between both the countries.