Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of Israel Benjamin
Gantz, who is on an official visit to India, called on Prime
Minister Narendra Modi yesterday.
The leaders reviewed the rapid growth in defence cooperation
between India and Israel over the past few years. Mr Modi
encouraged Israeli defence companies to benefit from opportunities
of co-development and co-production in India.
Later Mr Modi Tweeted, that he was pleased about the meeting with
Deputy PM and Defence Minister of Israel Benjamin Gantz. He said,
as the country marks 30 years of full diplomatic relations with
Israel, our defence cooperation is expanding and diversifying to
include joint research, development and production.
Mr Gantz in a tweet said, as India and Israel mark 30 years of
excellent ties, the meeting gave the opportunity to review the full
range of India-Israel relations and reiterate the commitment to
expand cooperation for the security & prosperity of both
nations.