India, Kyrgyzstan hold first strategic dialogue in New Delhi

New Delhi: The first India-Kyrgyzstan Strategic Dialogue between the National Security Council Secretariats was held yesterday in New Delhi. The Indian side was led by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and the Kyrgyz side was led by Secretary of Security Council Lieutenant General Marat Imankulov.

 

Official sources said, the two sides held discussions on threats and challenges facing both



countries as well as the regional security environment with special reference to Afghanistan. The two sides welcomed similarity of views on these matters and agreed upon steps to enhance bilateral security cooperation between the relevant bodies, including in the fields of counter-terrorism, combating radicalisation, narcotics control and defence cooperation.