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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Uzbekistan counterpart Major General Bakhodir Nizamovich Kurbanov on Sunday presided over the Curtain Raiser of the first-ever India-Uzbekistan Joint Exercise – Dustlik-2019.
The joint military exercise focused on counter-terrorism starts on Monday and will continue till November 13, at Chirchiq Training Area near Tashkent. In the exercise, an Indian Army contingent will train along with Uzbekistan Army.
The exercise will enable sharing of best practices and experiences between the Armed Forces of the two countries and would lead to greater operational effectiveness.
Following the meeting of two leaders, India and Uzbekistan concluded an MoU on cooperation in the field of Military Medicine between the Armed Forces of the two countries.
Both the countries also signed three MoUs to enhance cooperation in Military Medicine and Military Education.
Rajnath Singh invited Maj. Gen Kurbanov to visit India to continue the high level political military dialogue between India and Uzbekistan.