NEW DELHI: India and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday agreed to deepen their defence cooperation in a range of areas including military-to-military exchanges, training of personnel and defence production, officials said.
The decision was taken during talks between Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and the UAE’s Minister of State for Defence Affairs Mohammed Ahmed Al Bowardi Al Falacy.
The Defence Ministry said the ministers undertook a review of bilateral defence cooperation and deliberated upon measures to further enhance bilateral exchanges.
“They recognized that deeper bilateral defence cooperation has been emphasized by the leadership of both countries as a central element in the expanded India and UAE strategic partnership,” it said in a statement.
Officials said two sides discussed a range of issues and decided to enhance cooperation in areas of military-to military exchanges, training and tie-ups between defence industries of the two countries. (AGENCIES)
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