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New Delhi, Brussels to conclude defence agreement in a year to bolster cooperation

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March 06, 2025

SUCH AN AGREEMENT WILL BE A 'VERY BIG STEP' TOWARDS FACILITATING STRUCTURAL COOPERATION, BELGIAN DEFENCE MINISTER SAID

- Rezaul H Laskar

NEW DELHI: India and Belgium are hoping to finalize a defence agreement within the year to bolster cooperation between their armed forces and to enhance defence industrial collaboration, Belgian defence minister Theo Francken said on Tuesday.

Such an agreement will be a "very big step" towards facilitating structural cooperation between the armed forces of the two countries and creating a framework for collaboration between defence industries, Francken told a media briefing, speaking alongside Belgian foreign minister Maxime Prévot.

The two ministers were part of a Belgian delegation led by Princess Astrid that met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday. Francken said Modi suggested the two sides form a task force for finalising the defence agreement as soon as possible.

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