Kathmandu: The visiting Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh yesterday called on Nepal President Ram Baran Yadav and Prime Minister Sushil Koirala at their respective offices and discussed a wide range of issues, including defence cooperation between the two close neighbours.
Gen Bikram Singh, who arrived in Kathmandu on a two-day official visit yesterday morning, also met his Nepali counterpart, Gen Gaurav Sumsher Rana, according to the Nepal Army.
The Indian Army chief held a meeting with Gen Rana at Nepal Army headquarters where the two chiefs discussed the historic ties between the two armies, further strengthening of relations between the armies and expansion of military cooperation, said a statement issued by the Nepal Army here. IANS