India’s defence minister Rajnath Singh will visit Russia next week for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Minister’s meet. Russia is the chair of BRICS and SCO grouping for this year which means it will host all related meetings throughout the year.
The Russian Defence Minister Sergey Shoygu told that he looks forward to meet Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh next week in Moscow.
This will be Singh’s second visit to Russia, he had visited Moscow earlier this year in June for the Victory Day parade. Back then an Indian Tri-Service contingent took part in the Victory Day parade at Moscow’s Red Square.
The SCO member countries are Russia, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Pakistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia take on the role of observer states. Six countries serve as SCO dialogue partners – Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.
