It was the fifth meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation.

India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday held wide-ranging talks to further bolster bilateral defence cooperation. It is learnt that both sides explored the possibility of cooperation between the defence firms of the two countries.

Officials said the main focus of the deliberations was to expand overall defence and security cooperation between the two sides.

The talks were held in Delhi and were co-chaired by Joint Secretary in the defence ministry Dinesh Kumar and Saudi Arabia's Deputy Minister of Defence and Strategic Affairs Ahmed A Aseeri, officials said.

It was the fifth meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation.