Muscat: Rear Admiral Emmanuel Slaars, Commander of the French Forces in the Indian Ocean and his accompanying delegation today visited the National Defence College (NDC) at the Academy for Strategic and Defence Studies. Upon the guests arrival at the college they were greeted by Rear Admiral Ali Abdullah Al Shidi, Commandant of the NDC. During this meeting, the two sides discussed several topics of common concern. Afterwards, the Commander of the French Forces in the Indian Ocean gave a lecture in which he spoke about the responsibilities and the humanitarian and military roles of the joint French forces in the Indian Ocean. Source: Oman News Agency