India has strong cultural and historical ties with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State through video-conferencing on November 10, 2020.
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses at the 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State, via video-conferencing. pic.twitter.com/6iNnQMVUzE
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
India has strong cultural and historical ties with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation countries...India believes that to enhance connectivity it is important that we move forward while respecting one another's sovereignty and territorial integrity: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pic.twitter.com/k312WXk6M1
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
PM Modi continued by saying that India believes that to enhance connectivity it is important that we move forward while respecting one another's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
The Prime Minister further slammed Pakistan's effort to discuss bilateral issues in SCO grouping saying that it is unfortunate that there are unnecessary attempts to bring bilateral issues in the SCO agenda, which is in violation of SCO Charter and Shanghai spirit.
It is unfortunate that there are unnecessary attempts to bring bilateral issues in the SCO agenda, which is in violation of SCO Charter and Shanghai spirit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State pic.twitter.com/AYc0w5FSKe
— ANI (@ANI) November 10, 2020
The ongoing SCO summit is being attended by the Heads of States of all 8 SCO Member States- Russia, India, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. The Heads of States of 4 observer states of SCO- Iran, Afghanistan, Mongolia and Belarus are also participating in the summit. All leaders of the member states will be addressing the summit.
Key Highlights
•This is the first Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit that is being beld in the virtual format and the third meeting that India is participating in as a full member of the SCO.
•India had become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in 2017. Prior to that, India had an observer status, which was granted to it in 2005.
•India has maintained extensive engagement in various fields under the SCO framework in the past three years.
•The SCO Summit of Heads of State aims to set forth the agenda and the main directions for the organization for the next year.
•The meeting will cover all key areas of the organisation's activity including political, security, trade, economic and cultural.
Significance
The SCO Summit is expected to end with the adoption of the Moscow Declaration. The SCO is also expected to make statements on issues including the Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of World War II, COVID-19, push for Digital Economy, and countering the spread of global terrorism including on the internet and countering drug threats.
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