Russian Defense Minister Arrives In Tajikistan For SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting

Russian Defense Minister Arrives in Tajikistan for SCO Defense Ministers' Meeting

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived on Tuesday in Tajikistan on a working visit during which he will take part in the annual meeting of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Russian defense ministry said

DUSHANBE (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 27th July, 2021) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu arrived on Tuesday in Tajikistan on a working visit during which he will take part in the annual meeting of defense ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the Russian defense ministry said.

"The military delegations of India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as Belarus as an observer state, will participate in the meeting that will take place on July 28," the statement read.

Shoigu will also hold a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from SCO countries, the ministry added.

SCO member states include China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.