Indian Ministry of Defence, India and France signed a Defence Cooperation agreement here today. The agreement was signed between the Defence Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee and the French Defence Minister Mrs Michele Alliot-Marie following a summit-level meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and French President Jacques Chirac.
The agreement seeks to promote cooperation between the two countries in Defence and Military fields, defence industry, production, research and development and procurement of defence material. The agreement also establishes a framework which aims to cover all cooperation activities conducted in the field of defence.
These activities include, defence strategic dialogue, professional exchanges, joint exercises, visits and training, cooperation in the field of defence material and transfer of technology, exchange of views on security threats and global terrorism and exchange of experiences in peace-keeping operations.
The India-France High Committee on Defence Cooperation will be the apex body responsible for defining, organizing and coordinating bilateral cooperation activities. The High Committee will be headed by Defence Secretary on the Indian side and by the Ministerial representative of the French Defence Minister from the French side.
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