Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag meets Nepal Army chief Gen. Rajendra Chhetri

KATHMANDU: Indian Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag arrived here today for a three-day official visit to Nepal and held bilateral talks with his counterpart Gen. Rajendra Chhetri on a range of security issues.

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen. Singh met Gen. Chhetri at Nepal Army headquarters and the two chiefs discussed a wide range of military and security issues and various issues of bilateral interests, the Nepal Army said in a statement.

Later in the evening, Gen. Singh will pay a courtesy call on President Bidya Devi Bhandari and will also attend a cultural programme being organised by Nepal Army Spouse's Association.

Tomorrow, he will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Pushpakamal Dahal " Prachanda".

He will also visit Rupandehi district in western Nepal, where he will observe "Surya Kiran", the joint military exercise being held between Nepal Army and Indian Army, the statement said.

"Such kinds of high-level visits paid by Indian Army officials to Nepal from time to time, will further deepen bilateral relations between the two armies and expand areas of cooperation between them," it said.

The visit assumes significance as it came just days after the visit of President Pranab Mukherjee to Nepal last week.