The government of India announced on Sunday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit taking place the following week.
During a two-day visit to Uzbekistan, which is hosting the summit, on September 15, it was stated that Modi is expected to have private meetings in addition to the summit.
The 22nd summit of the SCO will reportedly feature attendance from Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, according to media reports.
The Ministry in a statement said, “At the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 15-16 September 2022 to attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).”
India’s participation in the summit is crucial since after the Samarkand summit, it will take up the rotating presidency of the SCO. Up to September 2023, Delhi will preside over the organisation for a full year. Thus, India will host the SCO summit the following year, which will include participation from the presidents of China, Russia, and Pakistan, among others.
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