Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Dec 16: French Defence Minister Florence Parly will be on an official visit to India on Friday to strengthen Indo-French strategic & defence ties.
“She will call on PM Modi and hold Annual Defence Dialogue with her Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh,” Embassy of France in New Delhi said in a statement.
“The talks will cover aspects of wide-ranging Indo-French defence cooperation, incl operational defence cooperation, particularly maritime security in Indo-Pacific; industrial& technological partnership in line with Make in India;&counter-terrorism cooperation,” Embassy of France added.
During the visit, Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly will also meet Ajit Doval, National Security Adviser to the Prime Minister of India, in particular for discussions on regional security issues. She will pay tribute to India’s soldiers at the National War Memorial in Delhi and will also offer her respects to CDS General Bipin Rawat.