India, Italy hold Military Cooperation Group meeting in Rome
The two-day India-Italy Military Cooperation Group (MCG) meeting, held in Rome on Tuesday, has decided to strengthen defence ties between the two countries, an official statement said on Wednesday.
As per a Defence Ministry statement, the MCG is a forum established to boost defence cooperation between both countries through regular talks at the strategic and operational levels between the headquarters of India’s Integrated Defence Staff and the Joint Staff HQ of the Italian Armed Forces.
The statement added, “The meeting, co-chaired by Deputy Assistant Chief of Integrated Staff, Brigadier Vivek Narang and Italian Defence General Staff’s Brigadier General Alessandro Grassano, was held in a friendly, warm, and cordial atmosphere and discussions focused on new initiatives under the ambit of existing bilateral defence cooperation mechanism and further strengthening ongoing defence engagements.”
In November 2020, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart, Giuseppe Conte, co-chaired a virtual Summit and held wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, regional, and global issues.
The two had talked about strengthening defence cooperation between the two countries and recognized the importance of regular defence exchanges between the two countries.
They underscored the need to further expand defence engagement through greater two-way collaboration and technology cooperation, co-development, and co-production, by expediting discussions through the Joint Defence Committee and Military Cooperation Group.
PGurus is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with all the latest news and views
For all the latest updates, download PGurus App.
- Rajouri attack case: NIA conducts multiple raids in J&K’s Poonch on LeT OWGs suspect premises - September 30, 2023
- PM Modi launches ‘Sankalp Saptah’ for country’s aspirational blocks - September 30, 2023
- Khalistani extremists stop Indian High Commissioner from entering Gurudwara; India raises issue with UK Foreign Office, police - September 30, 2023
