Sagarmatha Friendship 2017

Sagarmatha Friendship 2017 was the first joint army drill between armies of Nepal and China.[1] It was hosted in Nepal by Nepali Army in 2017 at Kathmandu based Maharajgunj Training School[2]. The joint drill was focued in counter insurgency and counter terrorism. The drill lasted for 10 days from 16-25 April 2017. [3]The drill was inaugurated by Major General Binod Kumar Shrestha from Nepali army and Colonel Yang Shumeng from people liberation army of China. [4] A 22-member delegation from the Chinese special force led by Colonel Yang Shumeng had come to join the training.[1] The initial planned size was a battalion-scale military exercises, however, due to a opposition from India, the drill was scalled down.[3]

Nepal had proposed joint military exercises during Chinese Defence Minister General Chang Wanquan’s official visit to Nepal on March 24, 2017.[2]

The drill was concluded by Lieutenant General Baldev Raj Mahat and Major General Zhang Jiangang.[1]

References
  1. "Nepal-China joint military training concludes-China Military". Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  2. Feeds, P. T. I. (2017-04-16). "Nepal, China hold first-ever joint military exercises (Eds: Updating with fresh inputs) From Shirish B Pradhan". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News - India.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  3. "Nepal scaled down drills with China due to India: Chinese media". The Financial Express. 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
  4. "Sagarmatha Friendship 2017: Nepal-China joint military drill kicks off". The Himalayan Times. 2017-04-16. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
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