New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually host the SCO summit on Tuesday. The online summit is likely to be joined by member countries including China, Pakistan, Russia, etc. Participating countries will discuss key issues including regional security, economic connectivity and trade. The meeting will also pave way for the inclusion of Iran and open opportunity for Belarus’ membership.
The virtual summit will be joined by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and other leaders of member countries.
The meeting will be joined by the representatives of all member countries including representatives of two SCO bodies, the secretariat and Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) – and six multilateral organisations. Iran, Belarus and Mongolia have been invited as Observer States. Turkmenistan has also been invited as the guest of the Chair.
Theme of India’s SCO presidency is “SECURE”. It stands for Security, Economic development, Connectivity, Unity, Respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and environmental protection.
In the online summit, leaders will likely discuss the security situation in Afghanistan, the Ukraine crisis and ways to boost cooperation between the SCO member states.
Notably, this will be for the first time India will be chairing since it became a full-time member of the grouping in 2017
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