On 24 January 2025, Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Nurlan Yermekbayev had a meeting with Minister of Defence of the Republic of Belarus Viktor Khrenin in Minsk.
The defence minister noted the Belarusian side’s readiness to fully comply with the Strategy for Belarus’ Participation in the SCO approved by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, in particular within the Meeting of SCO Defence Ministers.
The Secretary-General praised Belarus’ active and substantive part in all the cooperation mechanisms within the SCO and expressed his hope that cooperation will be further strengthened.
The parties discussed cooperation between the SCO defence ministries, as well as scientific, practical and other events on defence, security, and military medicine.