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Israeli armed forces chief likely to visit India next month
Jerusalem, Dec 04: Israeli Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Lt Gen Moshe Ya`alon is likely to go ahead with his twice-deferred visit to India early next month, sources here indicated.
Jerusalem, Dec 04: Israeli Chief of Staff of Armed Forces Lt Gen
Moshe Ya'alon is likely to go ahead with his twice-deferred visit to
India early next month, sources here indicated.
The visit might coincide with another landmark development in the
growing defence cooperation between the two countries. Recently,
addressing a high level delegation from the Confederation of Indian
Industries (CII), Reserves General Joseph Ben-Chanan, Director of
Assistance and Defence Exports in the Israeli Ministry of Defence,
had hinted that the much publicised Phalcon deal might be sealed by
early January.
The sources said the chief of staff had been keen on visiting India for quite sometime and two of his earlier planned trips had to be cancelled due to ''developments that demanded immediate attention''.
During the visit he is likely to discuss ways to further boost Indo-Israel defence ties, including working out a schedule for joint exercises.
A spokeswoman of the Israel defence forces when asked about the upcoming visit said, ''we do not disclose the schedule of the Chief of Staff for security reasons.''
Bureau Report
The sources said the chief of staff had been keen on visiting India for quite sometime and two of his earlier planned trips had to be cancelled due to ''developments that demanded immediate attention''.
During the visit he is likely to discuss ways to further boost Indo-Israel defence ties, including working out a schedule for joint exercises.
A spokeswoman of the Israel defence forces when asked about the upcoming visit said, ''we do not disclose the schedule of the Chief of Staff for security reasons.''
Bureau Report