Rajnath Singh chairs defence minister’s meeting of regional summit SCO
Defence Ministers of India, Russia, China and other member nations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday deliberated on pressing regional security challenges and related issues at a conclave hosted by New Delhi.
The meeting, chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, is also expected to review the overall situation in Afghanistan.
“India views SCO as an important organisation to promote defence cooperation among member states. We, as a nation, wish to further strengthen the spirit of trust and cooperation among the members of the SCO,” Singh said in his opening remarks.