Bishkek: Defence Minister Nirmala Sithraman arrived in Kyrgyzstan on a three-day visit to attend the SCO meet, along with holding bilaterals with other member-countries on the summit’s sidelines.
She is scheduled to attend the SCO ministerial meeting later today. Discussions to increase cooperation in combatting terrorism, among other issues, during the meet.
. @DefenceMinIndia arrives at Kyrgyzstan for SCO mtg of Def Ministers.
Kyrgyzstan is Chair of SCO at present.
RM received by Chief of Kyrgyz Air Defence among others. Traditional breads served on arrival pic.twitter.com/8jxDIjsuvr— Defence Spokesperson (@SpokespersonMoD) April 28, 2019
In 2018, India participated in the SCO Defence Ministers meeting for the first time. Speaking at that meeting, Sitharaman had highlighted India’s keen interest in developing an expanded partnership with the broader Eurasian region.
The joint exercise was conducted by the Central Military Commission of Russia at Chebarkul, Chelyabinsk. The exercise involved tactical level operations in an international counterinsurgency or counter-terrorism environment under the SCO Charter.
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