<p>Chief of Army Staff Gen M M Naravane on Wednesday spoke to Lt Gen Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, the Commander of Royal Saudi Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia, focusing on ways to deepen bilateral military ties.</p>.<p>The Army said various aspects of bilateral defence cooperation figured in the talks.</p>.<p>"General MM Naravane #COAS had telephonic interaction with Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, Commander, Royal Saudi Armed Forces, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and discussed aspects of bilateral Defence Cooperation," the Army tweeted.</p>.<p>Gen Naravane had held a telephonic conversation with Lt Gen Al-Mutair in December as well.</p>.<p>Defence and security ties between India and Saudi Arabia have been on an upswing in the last few years.</p>.<p>The Chief of Army Staff visited Saudi Arabia in December 2020 in the first-ever visit by a head of the 1.3 million-strong Army to the strategically important Gulf nation.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Chief of Army Staff Gen M M Naravane on Wednesday spoke to Lt Gen Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, the Commander of Royal Saudi Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia, focusing on ways to deepen bilateral military ties.</p>.<p>The Army said various aspects of bilateral defence cooperation figured in the talks.</p>.<p>"General MM Naravane #COAS had telephonic interaction with Lieutenant General Fahd Bin Abdullah Mohammed Al-Mutair, Commander, Royal Saudi Armed Forces, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and discussed aspects of bilateral Defence Cooperation," the Army tweeted.</p>.<p>Gen Naravane had held a telephonic conversation with Lt Gen Al-Mutair in December as well.</p>.<p>Defence and security ties between India and Saudi Arabia have been on an upswing in the last few years.</p>.<p>The Chief of Army Staff visited Saudi Arabia in December 2020 in the first-ever visit by a head of the 1.3 million-strong Army to the strategically important Gulf nation.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>