Indian, US navies have shared interest, says US Navy chief
22 March 2018 5:38 PM GMT
Washington: India and the US have a shared interest that their navies provide security which guarantees a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region, a US Navy chief has said.
US chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson had a meeting at the Pentagon with Indian Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba who is on a five-day visit to America.
It was Richardson's fourth meeting with Lanba. The two had last met at the IMDEX Asia defence conference in May 2017.
"We have a shared interest that our navies provide the security that underwrites a peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific region," Richardson told PTI on Wednesday after his meeting with Lanba.
"I've met often with Admiral Lanba and our discussions center on a naval partnership built on respect and trust," he said.
The two heads of Navy met with Secretary of Navy Richard V Spencer and discussed ways to improve interoperability to include additional naval exercises and staff talks, said a Pentagon readout of the meeting.
"Naval exercises like Malabar and the Rim-of-the-Pacific are examples of our deepening cooperation and I look forward to continuing to explore opportunities that increase our interoperability," Richardson said.
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