Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a gathering along with his Italian counterpart Guido Crosetto on Tuesday in Rome and signed an settlement on Defence cooperation between each international locations. Each the leaders mentioned a bunch of points pertaining to defence cooperation together with coaching, data sharing and maritime safety. The union minister is on a two-day go to to Italy and France to develop bilateral strategic engagement and discover industrial cooperation for joint growth of navy {hardware}.
The Defence Minister took to X to write down, “Had a heat and productive assembly with the Italian Defence Minister Mr Guido Crosetto in Rome. We mentioned a bunch of points pertaining to defence cooperation which included coaching, data sharing and maritime safety. An Settlement on Defence cooperation was additionally signed between India and Italy. We stay up for additional consolidating our defence partnership.”
Had a heat and productive assembly with the Italian Defence Minister Mr Guido Crosetto in Rome. We mentioned a bunch of points pertaining to defence cooperation which included coaching, data sharing and maritime safety. An Settlement on Defence cooperation was additionally signed… pic.twitter.com/TyybqSplp9
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 10, 2023
The connection between India and Italy was elevated to a Strategic Partnership in March 2023 in the course of the go to of the Italian Prime Minister to India. The 2 international locations get pleasure from a cordial relationship. There was an everyday change of visits at political and official ranges between each international locations.
Singh will likely be heading to Paris to attend the fifth annual India-France defence dialogue along with his French counterpart Sebastian Lecornu, reported information company PTI.
A press launch from the Defence Ministry said, “India and France not too long ago celebrated 25 years of strategic partnership. Each international locations get pleasure from a deep and wide-ranging bilateral defence relationship, together with vital industrial cooperation.”
In each Rome and Paris, the defence minister may even work together with defence trade CEOs and senior representatives to debate potential alternatives for industrial cooperation.
The defence and strategic ties between India and France have been on an upswing in the previous few years. There was an everyday change of visits at each political in addition to at official ranges between each nations, reported PTI.