Bengaluru/UNI: Defence Secretary Giridhar Aramane had a bilateral meeting with UK Minister of State for Defence Procurement Alex Chalk.

The meeting was conducted on the sidelines of the Aero India 2023 which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 13.

A number of ongoing and future defence cooperation issues were discussed including areas for potential defence industrial cooperation.

The UK Minister was accompanied by British High Commissioner to India Alex Ellis.