ISTANBUL: Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov held talks Tuesday with his Southeast Asian and African counterparts in Moscow. The Russian Defense Ministry said Belousov held talks with his counterparts from Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos, Mali and the Central African Republic on the sidelines of the Army-2024 International Military-Technical Forum. 'Belousov discussed the current state and prospects for developing bilateral military cooperation,' it said. It also said that an exchange of views took place on the 'most challenging issues of the international situation and regional security." 'Following the talks with the Minister of Defense of Laos, the parties signed an updated bilateral agreement on military cooperation,' it added. Source: Anadolu Agency