Rajnath Singh to attend SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Tajikistan

New Delhi, 27 July (H.S): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is visiting Dushanbe, Tajikistan from July 27-29, to attend the annual meeting of the Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states. In the annual meeting, defence cooperation issues among SCO member states are discussed and a communique is expected to be issued after the deliberations. During this visit, Rajnath Singh will address the meeting on July 28.

The Defence Minister is also expected to meet his Tajik counterpart Col Gen Sherali Mirzo to discuss bilateral issues and other issues of mutual interest. It may be recalled that Tajikistan is chairing the SCO this year and hosting series of Ministerial and official-level meetings.