RIYADH (PTI): India and Saudi Arabia have decided to set up a joint committee on defence cooperation to work out the contours of the relationship and give a boost to military ties between the two nations, as well as explore ways of cooperation in fighting piracy in the Indian Ocean.
In a meeting between Defence Minister A K Antony and his Saudi counterpart Prince Salman Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Tuesday, the two sides expressed concerns over the rise in piracy in Indian Ocean region and agreed to "explore practical cooperation in the fight against piracy and an active role of the Royal Saudi Navy in the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium construct"
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