NEW DELHI, June 27 (Xinhua) -- India Monday officially joined the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR), more than a year after it had applied for a full membership to the group.
Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar completed the formalities by signing the instrument of accession to the MTCR in the presence of the envoys of France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg in the national capital.
"India has joined the MTCR this morning... India's entry into the regime as its 35th member would be mutually beneficial in the furtherance of international non-proliferation objectives," the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement.
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