India, Kazakhstan discuss bilateral, regional issues at fourth Security Dialogue held in Astana

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India and Kazakhstan on Thursday discussed bilateral, regional issues at the fourth Security Dialogue held in Astana. The two countries also discussed the situation in Afghanistan and international issues of mutual concern, according to an official release.

The Indian delegation was led by Deputy National Security Advisor Vikram Misri and the Kazakhstan side was led by Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Nurzhan Kajiakbarov. The two sides agreed on steps to be taken to further enhance bilateral security cooperation between the relevant organizations, including in the fields of counter-terrorism, combating radicalization, narcotics control, cyber security, connectivity and defence cooperation, as per the official release.

During the visit, Misri called on Aide to the President — Secretary of the Security Council of Kazakhstan Gizat Nurdauletov and held discussions with Deputy Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Tumysh. The Indian delegation also visited facilities of interest, considering the bilateral strategic relationship between the two countries.

Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanat Tumysh recently expressed optimism over India's Presidency of G20 and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) this year, said that India's presidency will result in good outcomes, especially at a time when the world is facing a volatile and turbulent situation. «We as a country are inspired by the leadership of India in G20 and SCO.

We are also proceeding by the understanding that the motto of the Indian G20 Presidency is very important in each and every country on our planet especially in this volatile and turbulent situation,» Kanat Tumysh said. In an interview with ANI, he said, «We