On April 23 Tajik Minister of Defense Sherali Hairulloev, who is currently on his official visit to Beijing, met with Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanle.

Tajik Minister of Defense visited China to take part in the meeting of Defense Ministers of SCO member states.

Minister Guanle stressed that Tajikistan and China have implemented a favorable and practical cooperation in the frameworks of SCO, Zhenmin Zhibao reports. The two countries share common views on a series of very important international and regional issues.

Chinese Minister of Defense said that Tajik-Chinese military-to-military cooperation is aimed at healthy and sustainable development. China and Tajikistan are ready to strengthen and deepen their military cooperation in various spheres.