{"id":28096,"date":"2026-10-28T12:19:25","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28096"},"modified":"2026-10-28T12:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T06:38:34","slug":"russian-and-madagascar-defense-officials-discuss-military-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=28096","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Russian and Madagascar Defense Officials Discuss Military Cooperation<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian Deputy Defense Minister Vasily Osmakov and Madagascar Army Chief General Demosthene Pikulas have discussed military cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Defense Ministry said the officials discussed joint projects in the defense sector and plans for putting them into practice. 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