NEWS DESK
As part of its Persian Gulf deployment, INS Kochi is at Manama in Bahrain. The ship will participate in the four-day Maritime Partnership Exercise from today.
In the past couple of days, a coordination and operational planning conference was also held between the Indian and the Bahrain Navy teams.
Flag Officer Commanding Western Fleet Rear Admiral Ajay Kochhar also called on Chief of the Naval Staff of the Royal Bahrain Naval Force Rear Admiral Mohammed Yousif al-Asam.
He also called on His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa.