New Delhi: The 6th Edition of Exercise ‘PEACEFUL MISSION: 2021’ of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States hosted by Russia was culminated today at the Orenburg Region of South West Russia, the Indian Ministry of Defence stated here today.
The twelve days long joint training involving Armed Forces of all SCO member states was organised with an aim to foster close relations between SCO member states and to enhance abilities of the military leaders to command multinational military contingents.
In this joint multinational exercise which began on September 14, 2021, SCO member nations conducted joint training focusing on combating terrorism. All military contingents took part in the final joint exercise where-in multinational forces exhibited their tactical prowess, combat power and overwhelming dominance over terrorist groups.
The validation phase of the exercise was witnessed by all Chiefs’ of the General Staff of the SCO member states. General Bipin Rawat, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) who is currently on a visit to Russia witnessed the validation exercise on September 23, 2021 and expressed great satisfaction on the high standards of synergy and close ties achieved among member states during the exercise.
-global bihari bureau
