New Delhi 16 April (KNB): The 8th India-Kyrgyz Joint Special Forces Exercise “Khanjar” was inaugurated on Friday at Special Forces Brigade of National Guards of Kyrgyz Republic in Bishkek.
A press statement by the Embassy of India said that exercise was initiated first in 2011 and that the two-weeks long exercise focusses on high-altitude, mountains and counter-extremism.
Officials stated that Commander of Kyrgyz National Guards, H. E Colonel Ergeshov TalantBek, in his opening remarks, commended high-altitude resilience of the two personnel and their camaraderie and interoperability.
Recalling India-Kyrgyz civilization bonds, Ambassador H.E Mr Alok A Dimri welcomed the Indian contingent for the exercise and felicitated their role as a bridge in promoting shared mountain and nomadic-heritage of the two peoples.