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Ministry of Culture organises cultural performances for “MILAN 2022’ as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav at Visakhapatnam

Theme: 'Camaraderie-Cohesion-Collaboration' 

Details

• MILAN is a multinational naval exercise, conducted once every 2 years.
• 46 friendly countries have been invited for MILAN 2022.
• Cultural performances are being organised by IGNCA on behalf of Ministry of Culture as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav
• 140 foreign high-level delegates and 14 foreign warships and aircraft in addition to Indian Navy units participating in the event.
• 46 friendly countries have been invited for MILAN 2022.
• Golagani Hari Venkata Kumari, Mayor, Vizag inaugurates the cultural programmes, organised by IGNCA.

About MILAN

• MILAN is a biennial multilateral naval exercise incepted by Indian Navy in 1995 at Andaman and Nicobar Command.
  
• Since its inception, the event has been held biennially except for 2001, 2005, 2016 and 2020.
  
• While the 2001 and 2016 editions were not held due to International Fleet Reviews, the 2005 editions was rescheduled to 2006 due to the 2004 Tsunami.
  
• 2020 edition of MILAN was postponed to 2022 due to COVID-19.

Source: PIB, The Hindu