New Delhi, May 5 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh held a bilateral meeting with Japanese Defence Minister General Nakatani in Delhi on Monday, May 5. The Defence Minister discussed bilateral defence relations and regional security and also touched the concerning Pahalgam terror attack in which 26 people were killed.

Rajnath Singh in his opening remark said, "I recall our meeting at Vientiane, Laos in November last year, where we decided to expand the defence cooperation between industry, technology and interoperability between the armed forces," ANI reported.

Appreciating Japan's stance in the Pahalgam terror attack, Rajnath Singh said, "I would like to thank the government of Japan for their strong expression of solidarity with India ...