MUMBAI, July 18 (SPA) - U.S. Secretary of State HillaryClinton on Saturday said she expected to finalize a defenseagreement essential to allowing U.S. companies to sellsophisticated arms to India. "We are working very hard to finalize a number ofagreements. I am optimistic that we will get such agreementsresolved and announced," Clinton told reporters in Mumbai inresponse to a question about the arms "end-user monitoring"pact required by U.S. law, according to a report of Reuters.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/685345