03 February 2012

News Story: Brazil minister heads India to improve defence ties


BRASILIA (AFP): Brazilian Defence Minister Celso Amorim is to travel to India this week for talks on boosting bilateral military cooperation, his office announced.

Brazil and India are members of the BRICS group of emerging powers (along with China, Russia and South Africa) and Brasilia views its multi-faceted partnership with New Delhi, including in the defence field, as a "strategic priority."

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