The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will visit Andhra Pradesh (Visakhapatnam) from February 5 to 7, 2016 where he will witness the International Fleet Review-2016 on February 6, 2016.

The President of India as the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces reviews the Indian Naval Fleet once in his/her term as part of the ‘President’s Fleet Review’. This review aims at assuring the country of the Indian Navy’s preparedness, high morale and discipline. The International Fleet Review allows the host nation an occasion to display its maritime capabilities and the ‘bridges of friendship’ it has built with other maritime nations.

The last International Fleet Review was conducted in January 2001, off Mumbai with participation from 29 countries. The International Fleet Review- 2016 will be done at a much larger scale than ever done before. It will witness participation from 50 countries.

This release issued 1845 hrs.