To further boost defence bi-lateral cooperation, Rajnath holds conversation with Parly
New Delhi, Sep 10: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a brief conversation with his French counterpart Florence Parly here on Thursday on ways to further boost bilateral defence cooperation.
The talks took place at Palam Air Force station soon after Parly arrived on a day-long visit to participate in a ceremony in Ambala to mark formal induction of the first batch of Rafale aircraft into the Indian Air Force.
The
French
defence
minister
was
also
given
a
ceremonial
guard
of
honour
at
the
airport.
Later,
both
Singh
and
Parly
left
for
Ambala.
Rafale aircraft gets water cannon salute at induction ceremony in Ambala
The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to procure 36 of the aircraft at a cost of Rs 59,000 crore.
Singh and Parly are scheduled to hold wide-ranging talks in Ambala after the Rafale induction ceremony.