VASCO
A high-level delegation from Kenya led by Cabinet Secretary for Defence Aden Bare Duale visited Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) on Thursday.
The delegation included High Commissioner of Kenya in India, Amb Willy K Bett and Director General of Kenya Shipyards Limited (KSL), Maj Gen Paul Otieno.
GSL Chairman and Managing Director Brajesh Kumar Upadhyay apprised Duale of the ship design, shipbuilding and ship repair capabilities of GSL.
Duale took interest in the modernised infrastructure capability of the shipyard as well as the diversified product range of GSL, which will find application in the maritime sector of Kenya.
Duale expressed his desire for closer collaboration between Goa Shipyard Limited and Kenya Shipyards Limited, both government-owned shipyards in their respective countries, in the Indian Ocean Region.
The high-level delegation was on a three-day visit to India from August 29-31.
In a significant development in the area of defence co-operation between two countries, GSL and KSL signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during the bilateral meeting held between Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Defence Aden Bare Duale in New Delhi on August 29.
The MoU is aimed at providing assistance by GSL in KSL’s capability building programme.
