India-EU
Brussels hosts India-EU Security and Defence Consultations
Brussels: India and European Union (EU) authorities recently discussed increasing maritime security cooperation and the prospect of co-development and co-production of defence equipment, media reports said.
The discussion between the two sides took place during the first-ever India-EU Security and Defence Consultations held in Brussels pursuant to a decision taken at the India-EU summit in July 2020.
The Indian Embassy in the Belgium capital said India’s participation in Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) also figured in the talks on Friday, reports ANI.
It said the wide-ranging discussions on Friday covered the evolving security situation in Europe, India’s neighbourhood and the Indo-Pacific.
PESCO is a part of the EU’s security and defence policy. Its establishment in December 2017 has raised cooperation on defence among the participating EU member states to a new level,ANI reported.
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