Defence Minister of India met Chinese counterpart in Moscow

Defence Minister of India met Chinese counterpart in Moscow

Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe held talks in Moscow on ways to ease escalating border tension in eastern Ladakh. The focus of the talks between the two Defence Ministers was on ways to resolve the prolonged border standoff.

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Key-Points

The meeting was requested by the Chinese Defence Minister.

Both Mr Singh and General Wei are in Moscow to attend a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) defence ministers.

Both India and China are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO, an eight-nation regional grouping that primarily focuses on security and defence issues.

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