Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar had a telephonic conversation with United States Defence Secretary James Mattis expressed satisfaction over the progress in defence cooperation between the two nations.
New Delhi and Washington D.C. hailed the recent progress in defence cooperation and hailed its significance in the regional and global context.
The two sides asserted over the high priority placed by both nations to the relationship they share and resolved to work together to further consolidate and expand this partnership this partnership in the future.