New Delhi, June 5 -- Ahead of the Fourth India-Central Asia Dialogue, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar today held bilateral meetings with his counterparts from the Central Asian nations.

He met with FM Sirojiddin Muhriddin of Tajikistan, Deputy PM and FM Murat Nurtleu of Kazakhstan, FM Zheenbek Kulubaev of Kyrgyz Republic and FM Rashid Meredov of Turkmenistan.

In posts on X, the EAM said of the bilateral meetings:

"A good meeting with FM Sirojiddin Muhriddin of Tajikistan. "Agreed on the need to firmly counter terrorism in our region.

"Shared views on furthering our cooperation including deeper trade, investment and connectivity ties."

On his meeting with his Kazakh counterpart, he posted: "Pleased to meet DPM & FM Murat Nurtleu...