French warships call at Kochi
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French Naval Ships Tonnerre, an amphibious assault ship, and Surcouf, a frigate, are on a two-day goodwill visit to Kochi. Senior officers of the Southern Naval Command received the ships at the Cochin Port Trust on Tuesday. As part of the visit, a French delegation comprising Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain, Rear Admiral Jacques Fayard, French Joint Forces Commander in the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN); and Lise Talbot Barre, Consul General of France in Puducherry, also reached Kochi.More Related News