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Bishkek Prepares for SCO Summit as Modi Joins Eurasian Leaders
Bishkek is getting ready for a large meeting of Eurasian countries.
The meeting is for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend.
India wants the group to work together against terrorism and other security threats.
It also wants better roads, transport, trade and investment links across Central Asia.
India is promoting cultural and youth exchanges with other countries.
Modi is expected to meet several leaders separately during the summit.
The meeting is taking place while tensions are high because of the conflict in West Asia.
Bishkek is preparing to host the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to attend, reinforcing India’s engagement with the SCO.
India is expected to emphasize security, counterterrorism, connectivity, trade and cultural exchanges.
Modi is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts on the summit’s sidelines.
Iran’s full SCO membership and the conflict in West Asia add significance to the gathering.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states.
- What
- The annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, with discussions expected on security, connectivity, trade and cooperation.
- Where
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- When
- Ahead of the annual summit; the article does not specify a date.
- Why
- To strengthen cooperation on security, connectivity, trade, investment, technology and cultural exchanges.
Key facts
- Host city
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Organisation
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- India’s membership
- India became a full SCO member in 2017.
- India’s priorities
- Security, economy and trade, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the environment.
- Expected bilateral activity
- Narendra Modi is slated to hold several bilateral meetings on the summit’s sidelines.
- New SCO development
- Iran is now a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
- Regional context
- The summit takes place amid heightened global tension, particularly the conflict in West Asia.
Quotes
Sibi George
Secretary West in India’s Ministry of External Affairs
“India’s priorities in SCO are based on secure SCO, during the Prime Minister’s address at the 2018 summit we have seen what secure stands for: Security, Economy and trade, Connectivity, Unity, Respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and Environment”
wionews.com
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