Bishkek, April 28 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday held a bilateral meeting with Kazakhstan's Defence Minister, Lieutenant General Dauren Kosanov, in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting.

The meeting focused on strengthening defence cooperation and enhancing strategic ties between India and Kazakhstan within the broader framework of regional security and collaboration.

The Defence Minister and his Kazakh counterpart also exchanged gifts during their meeting.

Earlier in the day, Singh also met Kyrgyzstan's Defence Minister, Major General Mukambetov Ruslan Mustafaevich, and discussed ways to deepen bilateral defence engagement.

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