Rajnath To Visit Malaysia On July 10, 11

Defence Minister Rajnat💮h Singh will undertake a two-day visit to Malaysia beginning Monday to expꦆlore ways to further consolidate the bilateral defence and strategic partnership.

Besides holding wide-ranging talks with his Malaysian counterpart Dato' Seri Mohamad Hasan, Singh will call on Prime Minister YB Dato' Seri Anwar bin Ibrahim during the visit, the defenc🌞e ministry said on Saturday.

Ma💛laysia is among a handful of countries showing keen interest in procuring India's indigenously-developed Tejas aircraft.

Tejas is a single-engine multi-role f𓆉ighter ai🌳rcraft capable of operating in high-threat air environments.

Singh will pay an official visit to Malaysia on Ju💟ly 10 and 11 with focus on further consolidating bilateral defe♛nce cooperation and enhance strategic partnership, the ministry said.

"The defence minister will hold bilateral talks w🎐ith defence minister of Malaysia Dato' Seri Mohamad Hasan, during which both the ministers will revie🍃w defence cooperation between the two countries and explore new initiatives to further strengthen the engagements," it said in a statement.

It said two sides will also exc💙hange views on regional and global issues of shared interest.

"India and Malaysia have a common interest in peace and prosperity of the entire region. The two democracies have a robust and multifacet🌳ed relationship which has expanded into several strategic areas, including defence and se♊curity," the ministry said.

"Both the countries are committed to work under the vision of enhanced strategic partnership established during the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Malaysia in 201♉5," it said.

-With PTI Input