Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gifts 44 SUVs to Mozambique

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New Delhi : Continuing with his high-level engagements in Mozambique, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on July 30, 2019, held discussions with Minister of Interior Jaime Basilio Monteiro in capital Maputo.

After the talks, Rajnath gifted 44 SUVs to the Minister of Interior. The SUVs are expected to boost safety and security of the Mozambican police forces. During the handing over ceremony, Jaime Basilio Monteiro expressed gratitude towards India’s grant assistance to National Criminal Investigation Agency.

on July 29, 2019, Rajnath had called on Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, the Prime Minister of Mozambique. During the talks, the Prime Minister of Mozambique thanked India for timely and valuable assistance in the aftermath of Cyclone IDAI, underlining that India was the first responder in the hour of crisis.

Rajnath also met Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation Jose Pacheco, who warmly recalled his visit to India last year for 4^thJoint Commission Meeting and expressed satisfaction at the enhanced political engagement between India and Mozambique.

During Defence Minister’s visit, India and Mozambique signed two MoUs – agreement on sharing white shipping information and co-operation in the field of Hydrography – which will further strengthen defence co-operation between the two countries and result in enhanced security in the Indian Ocean Region.

A dinner was hosted on July 29 nigh by the Defence Minister of Mozambique Atanasio Salvador M’tumuke in the honour of  Rajnath Singh.

Mozambique has sought co-operation from India to deal with the growing menace of terrorism and radicalisation. Rajnath assured co-operation and reiterated commitment to work together in this regard.

During his meetings with the leaders of Mozambique, Rajnath discussed the entire spectrum of bilateral relations and noted the excellent Government-to-Government ties, strong business exchanges, vibrant development partnership, and long-standing people-to-people links between the two countries.