Two warships of the Indian Navy on Friday arrived in Alexandria in Egypt as part of an initiative by the two countries to expand maritime
cooperation.
The warships, INS Mumbai and INS Aditya, will engage extensively with the Egyptian Navy during their three-day stay in the harbour, the Navy said in a statement here.
The two ships are part of the Indian Navy’s overseas deployment (OSD) to the Mediterranean Sea and the West Coast of Africa.
Both India and Egypt have been trying to enhance defence cooperation in the last few years.
The setting up of the Indo-Egypt Joint Defence Committee (JDC) in 2006 was a significant step in strengthening defence ties. Indian naval assets have been increasingly deployed in recent times to address the main maritime concerns of the region, including piracy off the coast of Somalia.
