The two-week joint exercise of the DUSTLIK armed forces of India and Uzbekistan started at the Indian training ground in Pithoragarh. This has been reported by the Indian information portal. mint.
According to the publication, 45 soldiers from each country participated in the exercises, whose task is to “learn how to use next-generation equipment and technologies for joint operations.”
It was noted that the main emphasis during the exercises was to increase the interoperability between the forces of the two countries.
“The 14-day exercise will focus on joint counter-terrorism operations in mountainous and semi-urban areas under UN mandate, and will include field exercises, combat discussions, conferences, demonstrations, and culminate in test exercises,” said the Indian Ministry of Defense. said. The ministry quoted the words of the publication.
Previously reportedIn August 2022, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh visited Uzbekistan for a three-day visit where he attended the meeting of defense ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) countries.
Singh announced on Twitter that he had a bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defense of Uzbekistan, Lieutenant General Bakhodir Kurbanov, and gave him the surname “General Nizamovich”.
India’s Ministry of Defense also said that on the sidelines of the meeting, Singh is scheduled to meet with defense ministers of “some other SCO member countries” to discuss “bilateral issues and matters of mutual interest”.