Armenian and Indian top defence officials have explored opportunities to step up military cooperation between the two nations.
Armenia’s defence minister Suren Papikian met with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh on the sidelines of the Aero India 2025 arms exhibition held in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru.
The India’s largest airshow and aviation exhibition will last until 14 February at Yelahanka Air Force Station.
“Both leaders recognized the growing importance of defence ties, which are progressing well through a multi-pronged approach in military and military-technical cooperation. They discussed expanding bilateral training cooperation and exploring possibilities for joint ventures between the defence industries of both countries,” – Indian defence ministry reported in the press-release.
In the press release, the ministry added that Armenia would participate as an observer in the Joint India-Central Asia Army exercise.
In an X post, Singh described the talks with Papikian as "productive." He said they "reviewed the significant progress made in our bilateral defence ties and both agreed to further deepen collaboration."
The Armenian Defence Ministry said that they exchanged views on regional and international security issues as well as discussed "opportunities for expanding Armenia-India cooperation in the defence sector." In a statement, the ministry said that Aram Jivanian, the head of Armenia's Military-Industrial Committee overseeing the domestic defence industry, was also present at the meeting.
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