KOCHI: Vice Admiral Timothy W. Barrett, the chief of Royal Australian Navy (RAN) accompanied by a four-member Australian naval delegation visited Southern Naval Command (SNC) in Kochi on Friday and Saturday. During their stay at Kochi, the RAN chief had discussed with Vice Admiral AR Karve, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, SNC topics of mutual interest, including training conducted by the Indian Navy and exchanged crests.
The Australian delegation also visited the Water Survival Training Facility and the Flight and Tactical Simulator at the Naval Base. The delegation had earlier visited Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, before arriving at Kochi on 19 Jan 18. The delegation had earlier participated in the Raisina Dialogue held at New Delhi, to consolidate the existing strong bilateral naval relations between the two countries on January 16-18. The delegation departed Kochi for Mumbai on Saturday.
