Rajnath holds talks with Russian counterpart to bolster defence, strategic cooperation

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said he had an “excellent meeting” with his Russian counterpart Gen Sergey Shoigu here and discussed a wide range of issues, especially how to deepen defence and strategic cooperation.

Singh, who arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day visit to attend a crucial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), pressed for expediting supply of a number of weapons systems, ammunition and spares to India by Russia under contracts which were concluded earlier.

Taking to Twitter, Singh termed his talks with Shoigu as “excellent”.

“Excellent meeting with the Russian Defence Minister General Sergey Shoigu in Moscow today. We talked about a wide range of issues, particularly how to deepen defence and strategic cooperation between both the countries,” he said in a tweet.