Navy Chief’s visit to Brazil completed, talks held on strengthening maritime partnership – ..

New Delhi, December 15: Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi made an official visit to Brazil with the aim of further strengthening the India-Brazil maritime partnership. During this, he held high-level meetings with senior Brazilian officials, including the Defense Minister, the Chief of Joint Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces and the Commander of the Brazilian Navy. The talks focused on bilateral cooperation and defense industry cooperation.

The talks with Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen, Chief of the Naval Staff and Commander of the Brazilian Navy, focused on enhancing operational cooperation, training exchanges, hydrographic cooperation, information sharing, maritime domain awareness and capacity building. The talks with Chief Advisor to the Brazilian President Celso Amorim and Brazilian Defense Minister José Mucio Monteiro reviewed defense cooperation, maritime security mechanisms, defense industry cooperation and the entire spectrum of cooperation in the South Atlantic and Indo-Pacific, reflecting the shared vision of India and Brazil.

During the visit of the Naval Chief, an important three-way agreement was signed between the Indian Navy, Brazilian Navy and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited. This agreement was for information related to the repair of Scorpene-class submarines and other naval platforms. This agreement will enhance life cycle support, logistics, training, experience sharing and defense cooperation, which is an important step in strengthening the navies and defense industries of both the countries.

Navy Chief Admiral Tripathi visited various sites of the Brazilian Navy including Itagui Naval Complex and Amphibious Helicopter Carrier. ​He also participated in the passing out parade of 140 midshipmen at the Brazilian Naval Academy in Rio de Janeiro. ​The engagement underlines the mutual commitment between India and Brazil to deepen maritime cooperation, advance shared security objectives and training cooperation.