New Delhi, July 20 -- India and France on Monday reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the defence ties, during a meeting between Defence Secretary Rajesh Singh and France's Chief of Defence General (Air) Fabien Mandon.

The details of the meeting were shared by the Ministry of Defence in a post on X.

It underlined that the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthening the India-France defence partnership, with a renewed focus on defence industrial cooperation through co-design, co-development and co-production, in line with the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

The Ministry of Defence further noted that the ties also build on the outcomes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to France.

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