Rare sighting at SCO Summit: PM Modi, Xi, Putin, Sharif captured in one frame
Modi briefly exchanged words with Xi and Putin as leaders gathered for the summit photo, with the SCO representing about 25% of global GDP.
- On Tuesday, heads of state gathered at Bishkek's Yrys Ordo Congress Hall for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit's official group photo, marking the organization's 25th anniversary.
- The summit utilizes an expanded "SCO Plus" format, bringing together representatives from 10 member states, 15 partner countries, and two observer countries to advance regional dialogue and cooperation.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi joined Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Chinese President, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, where Modi plans to highlight India's priorities of security, connectivity, and opportunity.
- Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov led a roundtable discussion on the summit's sidelines, focusing on building long-term ties based on good-neighbourliness, friendship, and cooperation among member nations.
- The 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation represents around 25 per cent of global GDP, with leaders aiming to maintain peace, security, and stability while addressing new regional challenges and threats.
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‘Aloof’ but engaged: what India’s SCO comeback reveals
Two years ago, Narendra Modi skipped the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) summit in Astana entirely, sending his foreign minister instead. That absence was redressed first at last year’s summit in Tianjin and again this week in Kyrgyzstan, where India’s prime minister stood shoulder to shoulder with China’s Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and the leaders of other SCO member states. Analysts say New Delhi’s revived engagemen…
Iran will respond immediately if the US fulfils its commitments under the interim agreement signed in June, Iran said on Tuesday. Masoud Pezeskian. Pezeshkian is at the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Iran's ISNA news agency reported. Today the Pezeskyan-Putin meeting The Iranian president is due to meet today with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of this summit.
PM Modi, Chinese President Xi, Russian President Putin Share Handshake as World Leaders Gather for SCO Summit
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. In a rare window of personal diplomacy between India and China, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping shared a handshake and a brief conversation during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. World News | PM Modi, Chinese President Xi, Russian President Putin Share Handshake as World Leaders Gather for SCO Summit.
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