Kathmandu, Feb 1: The Nepali Army and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command are cohosting the multinational Exercise Shanti Prayas in Nepal from February 20 to March 4. The venue for the exercise at the Birendra Peace Operations Training Center.
The exercise with expected more than 1,000 participants from over 20 countries will showcase Nepal’s expertise in peacekeeping and the United States’ unwavering support of the Nepali Army’s global mission for peace, it has been said.
Both the nations will collaborate with other partner nations to improve peacekeeping capabilities, strengthen military-to-military cooperation, and enhance the core peacekeeping operations competencies of all participants in accordance with UN doctrine. U.S. officials will attend to observe the exercise and demonstrate the U.S.’ commitment to its relationship with Nepal.
The U.S. military and members of the Nepali Army have a long-standing relationship and routinely participate in joint exercises.
According to the Nepali Army, the exercise aims to help increase the participants’ interoperability and peacekeeping skills prior to their deployment to the UN peace missions.
Various components including Staff Training Event, Field Training Event, Critical Enabler and Capability Enhancement Events and Regional Training Seminar will be part of the exercise.
