The next meeting of defense ministers of the SCO member states is being held in Tashkent

Heads of military departments of member and observer states, representatives of the SCO Secretariat are participating in the meeting.

During the meeting, the delegations will discuss a number of issues related to the military sphere. The parties will also exchange views on threats to regional and international security for SCO member states and measures to eliminate them.

Before the meeting, heads of the military departments of India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, as well as Belarus, which is an observer state in the SCO, laid flowers at the base of the monument in Victory Park in Tashkent.