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Modi to Visit Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for SCO Summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan for four days.
He will first go to Tashkent and meet Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
They will discuss ways to improve cooperation between India and Uzbekistan.
Their topics will include trade, defence, energy, technology, education and healthcare.
Modi will then travel to Bishkek for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO.
The SCO discusses regional issues such as terrorism, separatism and extremism.
India will focus on security, connectivity and opportunity at the meeting.
Modi is also expected to attend the opening of the World Nomad Games, which celebrates Central Asian culture.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Uzbekistan from August 29 to 30 at President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s invitation.
Modi and Mirziyoyev will discuss trade, investment, defence, connectivity, energy, education and healthcare.
Modi will travel to Bishkek from August 31 to September 1 for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit.
At the summit, India will highlight security, connectivity and opportunity while addressing regional challenges.
Modi is expected to attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games and hold bilateral meetings with SCO leaders.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov, along with other SCO leaders.
- What
- A four-day visit to Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic involving bilateral talks and participation in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit.
- Where
- Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.
- When
- August 29 to September 1; one report identifies the visit year as 2026.
- Why
- To strengthen India-Uzbekistan strategic ties and advance India’s priorities on security, connectivity and opportunity through the SCO.
Key facts
- Visit dates
- August 29 to September 1; the announced state visit is identified as taking place in 2026 by one source.
- Uzbekistan visit
- August 29-30 in Tashkent, at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
- Bilateral discussions
- Trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education, healthcare and people-to-people ties.
- Development visions
- Viksit Bharat 2047 and Uzbekistan-2030.
- SCO summit
- The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek, from August 31 to September 1.
- India-Uzbekistan economic ties
- Bilateral trade and investments together are close to USD 1 billion.
- Cultural programme
- The opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games.
Quotes
Ministry of External Affairs
India’s foreign ministry, which announced the prime minister’s itinerary.
“The two leaders would review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead. They will also share perspectives on advancing the shared developmental visions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Uzbekistan-2030.”
indianexpress.com
“The Prime Minister will travel to Bishkek (capital of Kyrgyzstan) from 31st August to 1st September to participate in the 26th SCO Summit... The SCO was established with the primary goal of countering the three evils of terrorism, separatism, and extremism, which continue to remain a challenge.”
firstpost.com
Sources
PM Modi to Embark on Four-Day Two-Nation Visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic; to Attend 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek
Prime Minister Modi to begin 4-day visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan on Aug 29
PM Modi to visit Uzbekistan on August 29-30, attend SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan
PM Narendra Modi to embark on four-day visit to Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan from 29 August
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