Chennai, Jan. 12 -- The Indian Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard ships conducted a five-day joint exercise off the coast of Chennai from January 8-12.

The exercise was held as per the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) signed between India and Japan in 2006, wherein both countries agreed to promote interaction between the two Coast Guard organisations, including high-level visits, annual joint exercises, training exchanges and participation in short-term workshops and seminars.

In continuation of this ongoing cooperation, Japan Coast Guard Ship 'Yashima' arrived in Chennai on January 10 on a four-day goodwill visit. During the visit, the Japanese Coast Guard ship participated in the annual joint exercise planned with ships and assets of th...