Iran’s Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh has said Tehran aims to strengthen military cooperation with Belarus as both nations face severe Western sanctions.

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun held discussions with his Indian counterpart, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, on Saturday in New Delhi, focusing on ways to strengthen bilateral relations.

On Tuesday, Indian Minister of State for Defence Raksha Rajya Mantri Sanjay Seth met with Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, in New Delhi to discuss further strengthening the expanding defence ties between the two countries.

On June 12 in Jakarta, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Defense Industry, Vugar Mustafayev, held separate meetings with Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Defense Production, Muhammad Raza Hayat Harraj.

On Saturday, Japan and Indonesia committed to strengthening their economic and defense relations during a visit by the Japanese prime minister, a move aimed at addressing increasing global geopolitical tensions, News.az reports citing ABC news.

As part of his official visit to Malaysia, Turkish National Defense Minister Yasar Guler held a meeting with Malaysian Defense Minister Dato Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin.