Dushanbe, Oct. 21 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday departed for New Delhi after concluding his visit to Tajikistan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting.

Tajikistan Defence Minister Emomali Sobirzoda was present at the airport to see him off.

During his visit, Singh represented India at the SCO meeting in Dushanbe, where member states discussed regional cooperation, economic development, connectivity and security challenges.

Addressing the SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting, Singh announced that India would host the first SCO Civilisation Dialogue Forum by the end of this year and invited all member countries to participate in the initiative aimed at strengthening c...