Defence Minister holds bilateral meetings with his Kazakh & Tajikistani counterparts on the sidelines of SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held separate bilateral meetings with Minister of Defence of Kazakhstan Colonel General Ruslan Zhaxylykov and Minister of Defence of Tajikistan Colonel General Sherali Mirzo in New Delhi on April 27, 2023. The entire spectrum of defence cooperation with the two countries was reviewed during the meetings, with focus on identifying avenues to expand mutually beneficial collaboration. Issues of mutual interest were also discussed.

The Ministers are visiting Delhi at the invitation of the Defence Minister to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting on April 28, 2023.