New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday met Netherlands' Foreign Minister David Van Weel here, reaffirming the strong and expanding defence partnership between the two countries.

The two leaders underlined their shared commitment to a free, open, inclusive and rule-based Indo-Pacific region, and witnessed the signing of a letter of intent on defence cooperation, aimed at further deepening bilateral collaboration across key strategic and security domains.

In a statement, the Ministry of Defence stated that in the meeting, both ministers discussed a range of bilateral security and defence issues including priority areas for co-development and co-production of defence equipment. They reaffirmed the commitment to enha...