Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today met the Prime Minister of Tajikistan, Qohir Rosulzoda, on the sidelines of the SCO Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe. In a social media post, Mr Singh said that the meeting underlined the longstanding civilisational ties and deep people-to-people links between India and Tajikistan. The Defence Minister also met the First Vice President of Iran, Mohammad Reza Aref.