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Pakistan Welcomes Indian SCO Delegation Visit to Islamabad
An Indian delegation traveled to Islamabad, Pakistan, for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
The group was led by Alok Dimri.
Pakistan said the visit was a welcome sign after a long break in senior official visits from India.
The meeting focused on cooperation among countries in the region.
Topics included peace, development, transportation links, trade, and transit.
Pakistan is currently chairing the SCO and is preparing for more meetings.
Pakistan also criticized damage to part of a mosque in India.
It said it follows applicable sanctions against Iran.
Pakistan urged Iran and the United States to solve their disagreements through talks and diplomacy.
Pakistan called the Indian delegation’s visit to Islamabad for an SCO meeting a “welcome step.”
The delegation, led by Alok Dimri, attended a three-day National Coordinators meeting that ended Wednesday.
Pakistan described the visit as the first by a senior Indian official in more than two years and after last year’s four-day conflict.
Officials said the meeting reflected shared regional goals involving peace, development, connectivity, trade, and transit.
Pakistan also discussed its SCO priorities, condemned mosque damage in India, and urged Iran-US dialogue and diplomacy.
- Who
- An Indian delegation led by Alok Dimri and officials from Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states; Pakistan was represented by Foreign Office spokesman Sajjad Haider Khan and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar.
- What
- The delegation attended a three-day SCO National Coordinators meeting in Islamabad, which Pakistan described as a welcome step.
- Where
- Islamabad, Pakistan.
- When
- The meeting concluded on Wednesday; Pakistan said the visit followed a gap of more than two years and came after last year’s four-day conflict.
- Why
- The meeting reviewed SCO activities and preparations, while promoting regional coordination and cooperation on peace, development, connectivity, trade, and transit.
Key facts
- Organization
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- Meeting
- Three-day meeting of SCO National Coordinators
- Indian delegation
- Led by Alok Dimri
- Host country
- Pakistan
- Pakistan’s SCO role
- Chairing the organization and coordinating upcoming activities and meetings
- Regional priorities
- Peace, development, connectivity, trade, and transit
- Additional issues raised
- Damage to a mosque in India, sanctions against Iran, and Iran-US diplomacy
Quotes
Sajjad Haider Khan
Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesman
“His presence here reflected the commonality of views as well as objectives of the entire region with regard to peace, development, connectivity, trade, and transit, which he also remarked upon in his interview. So, it is a welcome step,”
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“Indeed, it was after a gap of perhaps more than two years that we had a senior official visiting Pakistan from India.”
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