Navy chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi is on a four-day official visit to Greece beginning Thursday. This visit is part of ongoing efforts to further consolidate bilateral defence relations between India and Greece, with a focus on enhancing naval co-peration, defence ministry said here.
During the visit, the Navy chief will engage in bilateral discussions with senior Greek defence officials, including Ioannis Kefalogiannis, Deputy Minister of Defence, Vice Admiral Dimitrios E Kataras, Chief of the Hellenic Navy General Staff (HGNS), Vice Admiral Christos Sasiakos, Deputy Chief of Hellenic National Defence General Staff.
The discussions are expected to cover a broad spectrum of defence cooperation areas, particularly maritime security, joint training initiatives, and exploring avenues for future operational collaboration between the two navies.
As part of his visit, Admiral Tripathi will visit the Salamis Bay, the base of the Hellenic Naval Fleet as well as the Hellenic Naval Academy. Through demonstrations and visits to Hellenic naval assets, the Hellenic Navy has planned to introduce Greece’s naval capabilities and training methodologies to the Navy chief.
