The third edition of the Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) meeting between India and Tanzania took place in Goa on Tuesday to further expand bilateral ties.
During the meeting, the two sides discussed a wide range of areas of cooperation, including growing training partnership and service-to-service, maritime and defence industry collaboration. They also reviewed the progress on decisions taken during the previous JDCCs, and explored new areas to further expand bilateral defence cooperation, a Defence Ministry statement said.
The Indian delegation, led by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad, included senior officials from the Ministry of Defence and the Armed Forces. The High Commissioner of India to Tanzania Bishwadip Dey also attended the meeting. The Tanzanian delegation was led by Land Forces Commander Maj Gen Fadhil Omary Nondo.
As part of the tour, the Tanzanian delegation will visit Goa Shipyard Ltd to get first-hand experience of India’s capabilities in port development and shipbuilding. The delegation is also scheduled to visit INS Hansa and National Institute of Hydrography in Goa.
India shares close, warm and friendly relations with Tanzania which are bolstered by robust capacity building and avenues for developing partnership. The two countries have a five-year roadmap to guide defence cooperation, the statement added. UNI RBE SSP
