India, Italy discuss military ties

New Delhi, Nov 15 (UNI) India and Italy today discussed bilateral military issues including cooperation in maritime armament, torpedoes, long-range artillery and military ships combat system.

A high-level Italian delegation, led by Minister of State for Defence Giovanni Lorenzo Forcieri, also discussed with its Indian counterpart M M Pallam Raju issues of coast and harbour protection against catastrophic natural events, official sources said.

Mr K P Singh, Secretary, Defence Production, was present during the dicussions.

The meeting assumes siginficance in view of the scheduled visit of Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi in February next year.

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