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The chief of Russian navy is in the National Capital on a four-day official visit to India.

He is Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev, Commander-in-Chief, Russian Federation Navy.

According to a release by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), Admiral Aleksandr Alekseyevich Moiseyev called on Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Indian Navy on Monday the 19th of August 2024.

It may be recalled that Indian Navy cooperates with Russian Federation Navy on many fronts, which include operational interactions, training, hydrographic cooperation, and exchange of Subject Matter Experts in various fields through the IRIGC M&MTC mechanism between the two countries.

Indian Navy has also been interacting with Russian Federation Navy in various multilateral fora viz. IONS (Indian Ocean Naval Symposium), MILAN, IORA (Indian Ocean Rim Association), WPNS (Western Pacific Naval Symposium) and ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus).

The Russian naval chief’s visit is a testimony to the longstanding relationship between the navies of Russia and India.

The visit aims to strengthen bilateral naval relations between India and Russia, as also to explore new avenues for naval cooperation

In the next two days the C-in-C, Russian Federation Navy is also scheduled to meet the Chief of Defence Staff, the Defence Secretary, the Vice Chief of the Air Staff, and the National Maritime Security Coordinator of India, as part of his official engagements in New Delhi.

In addition to New Delhi, the C-in-C, Russian Federation Navy, will also visit Mumbai, where he will hold bilateral discussions with the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, as well as visit indigenous warships & submarines; Naval Dockyard; and M/s Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited.