General Rawat is visiting Nepal at the invitation of Nepal Army chief Rajendra Chhetri
KATHMANDU: Indian Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat will arrive here tomorrow on a three-day visit to Nepal to attend its Army Day, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of establishment of the Himalayan nation's unification.
Gen Rawat is visiting Nepal at the invitation of Nepal Army chief Rajendra Chhetri.
The Indian Army chief will attend as special guest a function being organised by the Nepal Army to mark the Army Day, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of establishment of the country's unification.
The late King of Gorkha Prithvi Narayan Shah united dozens of smaller states into a greater Nepal in 1769, when he conquered the Kathmandu valley.
"There has been close and cordial relations between the Nepal Army and Indian Army since a long time and there is a tradition of inviting chiefs of Nepalese and Indian Army during special occasions," said a statement issued by the Nepal Army.
Such high-level visits between the two armies will further strengthen bilateral relations and promote mutual interests, the statement said.