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Xi Jinping urges SCO to safeguard regional peace
Addressing a virtual SCO Summit hosted by India, Xi called for efforts to safeguard regional peace and ensure common security. He urged member states of the SCO to "follow the right direction and enhance their solidarity and mutual trust", China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The Chinese President spoke after Prime Minister Narendra Modi had, during his opening address, urged upon the SCO, not to hesitate from criticising countries promoting cross border terrorism, in an oblique reference to Pakistan, which is also participating in the Summit.
18th Indian-Chinese Corps Commanders meeting held ahead of SCO Defence Ministers meet
At the meeting at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point in the eastern Ladakh sector, the Ladakh-based Fire and Fury Corps Commander Lt Gen Rashim Bali led the Indian side. It is understood to have raised the issue of the Depsang plains, Demchok and disengagement by both sides.
Pak FM Bilawal Bhutto rules out Indo-Pak bilateral talks during SCO meet
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said all members of the regional body have realised the importance of SCO and it would yield positive results. On India-Pakistan bilateral relations, the Foreign Minister said that SCO rules are clear that bilateral issues cannot be taken up at the summit, Samaa TV reported.
SCO-NSA meet: Doval's firm message to Pak & China on terrorism, territorial integrity
Addressing the 18th SCO meeting of NSAs here, "Terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and its financing are amongst the most serious threats to international peace and security. Any act of terrorism, regardless of its motivation, is unjustifiable".
India invites Pak Chief Justice, Foreign Minister for SCO meetings: Report
India currently holds the presidency of the SCO which comprises Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian States, The Express Tribune reported. As president of the SCO, New Delhi is set to host a series of events, including a conference of the chief justices of member states, meeting of the foreign ministers and a summit in 2023.
Iranian parliament approves bill for Iran's accession to SCO
The bill was approved by the overwhelming majority of the lawmakers, according to the report. Abolfazl Amouei, the Spokesman for the National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of parliament, on Sunday said that the parliament's approval of Iran's membership to the SCO contains an international message of "Iran's multilateralism tendency in the field of foreign policy".
A connected Eurasia is closer to reality as India takes over SCO presidency
New Delhi has for long been batting for the improvement of the transport and logistics architecture of the Eurasian region and since the takeover of operations by India Ports Global Chabahar Free Zone (IPGCFZ) in December 2018, the Shahid Behesti Terminal of Chabahar Port in Iran has witnessed a gradual increase in transit traffic between Central and South Asia through the transportation corridor.
PM Modi meets Iranian President Raisi, discusses Afghanistan
This was their first meeting since President Raisi assumed office in 2021 and the two leaders discussed many important issues pertaining to the bilateral relationship, and expressed their desire for strengthening the relationship further. Prime Minister Modi highlighted that India-Iran bilateral ties are marked by historic and civilisational connections, including strong people-to-people contacts.
SCO meet adopts Samarkand Declaration, takes several decision for closer ties
The declaration underlined that "new approaches are required to promote more equitable and effective international cooperation and sustainable economic development" and that the member states "reaffirm their commitment to a more representative, democratic, just and multipolar world order based on the universally recognized principles of international law, multilateralism, equal, common, indivisible, comprehensive and sustainable security, multicultural and civilisational diversity, mutual benefit and equal cooperation among states with a central coordinating role for the UN".
President Putin warns Russia's 'restraint' in Ukraine may change
So far, Moscow has shown "restraint" in its reaction, but that may change, the Russian President Vladimir Putin warned on Friday at a press conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, where the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is currently underway, RT reported.
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