Press Trust of India Posted online: Saturday, January 10, 2004 at 1620 hours IST
Dubai, January 10: India has offered to help Oman maintain and upgrade its military aircraft and give technical training to its air force in electronics and communications as part of efforts to bolster defence cooperation between the two countries.
The offer was made by Air Chief S Krishnaswamy during talks he had with Omani defence officials in Muscat where he is currently on a visit at the
invitation of Air Vice-Marshal Yahya Bin Rasheed al-Juma, commander of the Royal Air Force of Oman.
Krishnaswamy, leading a high level delegation, also met Omani Minister for Defence Affairs Sayyid Bader Bin Saud Bin Harib al-Busaidi and the officiating chief of staff of the Sultan's armed forces during his January 6-11 visit to the Sultanante.