Qingdao, June 26 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday met with his Tajikistan counterpart, Lieutenant General Emomali Sobirzoda, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting in Qingdao, China.

Earlier, Singh met with his Belarusian counterpart, Lieutenant General Viktor Gennadievich Khrenin, on Thursday, also on the sidelines of the ongoing SCO meeting in Qingdao.

Continuing his bilateral engagements, the Defence Minister also held a meeting with Russian Defence Minister Andrey Belousov, further strengthening defence ties.

As part of the day's programme, the Defence Ministers of the SCO visited the Qingdao International Conference Centre, the venue of the 2018 SCO Summit, reflectin...