NEW DELHI, June 19 (RIA Novosti) - Indian Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor will pay a five-day visit to Russia on June 23-27, India's Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
During the visit, Kapoor will meet with representatives from the Russian defense ministry and armed forces to discuss strengthening military ties. He will visit Moscow, St. Petersburg and the North Caucasus military district.
The last time an army chief from India visited Russia was in September 2007 as part of the INDRA-2007 joint counter-terrorism exercise in Russia's northwest Pskov Region.
