India, Turkmenistan discuss bolstering defence ties

India and Turkmenistan today reviewed the bilateral defence ties and looked for ways to enhance cooperation in the sector.

Turkmenistan Defence Minister Colonel General Yaylym Berdiev met with his Indian counterpart Manohar Parrikar here over lunch.

While there was no official word on what transpired at the meeting, sources said the two focussed on intensifying bilateral defence and security cooperation through exchanges of visits of high and mid-level officials and training among others.

Both also discussed issues relating to capacity-building and technical cooperation.