SAMARKAND: High Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended the yearly summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation within the historical Uzbek town right here in conjunction with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese language President Xi Jinping and leaders of the opposite member states of the influential grouping.

It’s for the primary time that Xi and Modi got here face-to-face for the reason that border standoff between India and China escalated following the fatal conflict in Galwan Valley in June 2020.

The summit could also be being attended by means of Pakistan High Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and leaders of a number of central Asian nations.

Forward of the deliberations on the limited layout of the summit, leaders of the everlasting individuals of the grouping posed for a bunch photograph.

On the venue of the summit, Modi used to be warmly greeted by means of Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

After the summit, High Minister Modi is ready to have separate bilateral conferences with Russian President Putin, Uzbek President Mirziyoyev and Iranian President Raisi.

Modi arrived right here on Thursday night time on an round 24-hour discuss with.

Hours earlier than departing for Samarkand, Modi mentioned he used to be having a look ahead to exchanging perspectives on the summit on topical regional and world problems in addition to on reform and enlargement of the grouping

“On the SCO Summit, I sit up for exchanging perspectives on topical, regional and world problems, the growth of SCO and additional deepening of multifaceted and mutually really useful cooperation inside the Organisation,” Modi mentioned.

“Below the Uzbek chairship, various selections for mutual cooperation usually are followed in spaces of industry, economic system, tradition and tourism,” he mentioned.

The SCO is conserving its first in-person summit in Samarkand in Uzbekistan after two years for the reason that outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which avoided such high-level gatherings.

The summit in Samarkand could have two periods – one limited consultation which is best intended for the SCO member states after which there will likely be a longer consultation this is more likely to see the participation of the observers and the particular invitees of the chair nation.

Introduced in Shanghai in June 2001, the SCO has 8 complete individuals, together with its six founding individuals, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan joined as complete individuals in 2017.

Through the years, it has emerged as one of the vital greatest trans-regional world organisations.

Iran could be given the standing of an everlasting member of the SCO on the Samarkand summit.

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