New Delhi, June 3 (UNI) US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin and German Federal Minister of Defence Boris Pistorius are visiting New Delhi for bilateral talks with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, during which defence cooperation would be discussed, including industrial cooperation.
Rajnath Singh is meeting with the US Secretary of Defence on June 5, while he will be meeting the German Defence Minister on June 6.
A host of bilateral defence cooperation issues, with focus on industrial cooperation, are likely to be discussed during the two meetings, a statement said.
The US Secretary of Defence will arrive on June 4 from Singapore on a two-day visit. It will be Secretary Austin’s second visit to India, the previous one being in March 2021.
The German Defence Minister will be on a four-day visit to India beginning June 5. He will arrive from Indonesia.
Apart from his meeting with Rajnath Singh, Boris Pistorius is likely to meet a few defence start-ups during an event organised by Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX) in New Delhi.
On June 7, he will travel to Mumbai where he is likely to visit Headquarters, Western Naval Command and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited, the statement added.
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