Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Morocco on Sunday for a two-day official go to, marking the first-ever journey by an Indian Defence Minister to the nation.
Singh landed at Casablanca Mohammed V Worldwide Airport, the place he was obtained by the Head Wali of the Army Command of Casablanca and the Indian Ambassador to Morocco, Sanjay Rana.
Members of the Indian neighborhood, together with the President of the Indian Affiliation, additionally turned out in giant numbers to increase a heat welcome to the minister.
In a submit on X, India in Morocco wrote, “Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh arrived in Casablanca, Morocco, on a bilateral go to on the invitation of Abdeltif Loudiyi, Minister Delegate for Nationwide Defence of Morocco.”
“He was warmly obtained by senior authorities and army officers, Ambassador of India Sanjay Rana, and members of the Indian neighborhood,” the submit added.
He’ll inaugurate Tata Superior Programs’ new manufacturing facility for the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) 8×8 at Berrechid, the first-ever Indian defence manufacturing plant in Africa.
The Defence Minister will even maintain a bilateral assembly together with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdeltif Loudiyi, and work together with the Indian neighborhood in Rabat.
Rajnath Singh stated the brand new facility in Morocco marks an essential milestone that displays the rising international footprint of India’s defence business.
“Tomorrow, twenty first September, I shall be in Morocco. There’s a rising strategic convergence between India and Morocco. Trying ahead to additional strengthening the rising relationship. Throughout my go to, I’ll maintain a bilateral assembly with my counterpart Abdeltif Loudiyi. A key spotlight of the go to would be the inauguration of Tata Superior Programs Maroc’s new manufacturing facility for the Wheeled Armoured Platform (WhAP) 8×8 at Berrechid,” Rajnath Singh stated in a submit on X.
“This facility is the first-ever Indian defence manufacturing plant in Africa, which marks an essential milestone that displays the rising international footprint of India’s defence business. I will even work together with the Indian neighborhood in Rabat,” he added.
India and Morocco are anticipated to signal a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation within the subject of defence throughout Rajnath Singh’s go to.
The MoU will present an institutional framework to develop and deepen bilateral defence engagement, together with exchanges, coaching, and industrial linkages.
Indian Navy ships have been making common port calls at Casablanca lately, and this settlement will additional consolidate such ties.
A Defence Ministry launch acknowledged that ties between India and Morocco have gained momentum since King Mohammed VI’s assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015 in India. The upcoming go to is anticipated so as to add contemporary power to this partnership, significantly within the defence and strategic sectors.