India will host SCO heads of government meeting
For the first time, India will host the annual meeting of council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the grouping's Secretary General Vladimir Norov said on Monday.
Usually, the heads of government meeting of the SCO is represented by foreign ministers while a number of countries send their prime ministers also.
India has always been represented by the external affairs minister in the heads of government meeting while the SCO heads of state summit is attended by the prime minister.
India became a full member of the the China-dominated grouping in 2017 and New Delhi's entry into it increased the bloc's heft in regional geo-politics, besides giving it a pan-Asian hue.
India was an observer at the SCO since 2005 and has generally participated in the ministerial-level meetings of the grouping which focus mainly on security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region.
Along with India, Pakistan was also granted membership of SCO in 2017.
The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan became its members last year.
For the first time, India will host the annual meeting of council of heads of government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the grouping's Secretary General Vladimir Norov said on Monday.
Usually, the heads of government meeting of the SCO is represented by foreign ministers while a number of countries send their prime ministers also.
India has always been represented by the external affairs minister in the heads of government meeting while the SCO heads of state summit is attended by the prime minister.
India became a full member of the the China-dominated grouping in 2017 and New Delhi's entry into it increased the bloc's heft in regional geo-politics, besides giving it a pan-Asian hue.
India was an observer at the SCO since 2005 and has generally participated in the ministerial-level meetings of the grouping which focus mainly on security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region.
Along with India, Pakistan was also granted membership of SCO in 2017.
The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan became its members last year.
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