Defence Minister to attend SCO meet in Tajikistan

IMPHAL, Jul 27 (PIB)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is in Dushanbe, Tajikistan 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. ShriRajnath Singh’s address at the meeting is slated for 28July 2021.
During his visit to Dushanbe, the RakshaMantri is also expected to meet his Tajik counterpart Col Gen SheraliMirzo to discuss bilateral issues and other issues of mutual interest.
 It may be recalled that Tajikistan is chairing the SCO this year and hosting a series of Ministerial and official-level meetings.