Kathmandu, March 14: Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Joel ‘JB’ Vowell, is arriving in Kathmandu on Sunday for a three-day visit.
He serves as the Deputy Commanding General for United States Army Pacific (USARPAC), which is based at Fort Shafter.
Following the parliamentary elections held on Fagun 21, he is the highest-ranking U.S. military official to visit Nepal.
General Vowell will arrive in Kathmandu via Bhutan on Sunday. During his visit, he will inspect the Birendra Peace Operations Training Centre, located near Panauti. During the visit, he is scheduled to observe various activities conducted by the Nepali Army.
General Vowell is also likely to meet CoAS General Ashok Raj Sigdel, along with other senior officials of the Nepali Army.
Before arriving in Nepal, General Vowell met Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi on Thursday. According to the Indian Army, the meeting discussed ways to further strengthen the India–United States Defense Partnership.
He also met Pushpendra Singh to discuss the security situation in the Indo‑Pacific region and joint military training.
After visiting India, he traveled to Bhutan and will arrive in Kathmandu on Sunday after completing that visit.
Prior to the Fagun 21 election, Samuel Paparo, Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, also visited Kathmandu on February 13–14.
According to the U.S. military, the United States and Nepal are cooperating on high-level military assistance, including strengthening disaster-management capabilities through joint exercises, providing technical support, and supplying non-combat equipment such as helicopters, vehicles, and communication systems.
People’s News Monitoring Service.
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