Tokyo, July 30 -- Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), paid tributes at the Memorial Cenotaph during his ongoing official visit to Japan. He also reviewed the Guard of Honour and held discussions with Admiral Saito Akira, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force (JMSDF), the Indian Navy said on Wednesday.

The two naval chiefs discussed measures to strengthen cooperation and synergy between the two navies through enhanced operational engagements, interoperability, exchange of best practices, collaborative capacity building, and training exchange initiatives.

According to the Ministry of Defence, the visit is part of ongoing efforts to consolidate bilateral defence relations between India and Japan, in line ...