Dustlik-2019 to begin in Tashkent today

Defence Minister of India Rajnath Singh on Sunday attended the ‘Curtain Raiser’ event of the First Indo-Uzbek Joint Exercise named ‘Dustlik-2019’ at the Armed Forces meet in Tashkent.

In his address, Rajnath Singh said that Uzbekistan on this momentous occasion wherein the armies of our two great nations are ready to participate in their first Joint Exercise ‘Dustlik-2019’.
He said terrorism is a global menace and all nations are affected by it in some form of the other.

The Raksha Mantri assured Uzbekistan that India’s armed forces are committed to provide all assistance and support in modernization and capacity building efforts of Uzbek Armed Forces.