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Nepal & China conducts second Mt Everest Friendship Exercise in Sichuan province
Nepal and China conducts second Mt Everest Friendship Exercise in China's Sichuan province: Details, Aim, Highlights
The second edition of Nepal-China joint military exercise named Mt Everest Friendship Exercise-2018 (Sagarmatha Friendship-2018) commenced in China’s southwestern Sichuan province.
The 12 days long joint 'Mt Everest Friendship Exercise' will focus on combating terror and disaster management training. Sagarmatha is the Nepali name for Mt Everest, which stands in between Nepal & China.
This Mt Everest Friendship Exercise will be the second time that Nepal Army will participate in a joint military drill with People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China. T
The first such Mt Everest Friendship Exercise was held in April 2017 at Nepal Army’s Para Training School in Maharajgunj in Kathmandu (capital of Nepal).
Mt Everest Friendship Exercise, joint exercise is aimed at promoting military relations and enhance interoperability between armies of Nepal and China. In second edition of exercise, 12 military personnel from Nepali Army will visit China.
Mt Everest Friendship Exercise will mainly focus on anti-terrorism activities. Besides disaster management training will also be imparted in this edition of exercise.
