SCO summit Highlights: PM Modi arrives in Delhi from Uzbekistan

PM Modi arrives in Delhi after attending the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

PM Narendra Modi departs for India from Samarkand, Uzbekistan after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Taking to Twitter, he thanked the people of Uzbekistan for their hospitality.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping the previous day at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Uzbekistan had been "normal".

PM Modi attended the SCO summit today. PM shared India's perspective on the regional and international situation and the issues of regional peace and security including in Afghanistan: Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi for the first time in-person on the sidelines of the SCO summit and the two leaders discussed wide-ranging bilateral ties, reviewed the progress in the development of Chabahar Port and regional developments including Afghanistan.

PM Modi after meeting Putin at the SCO says, “Had a wonderful meeting with President Putin. We got the opportunity to discuss furthering India-Russia cooperation in sectors such as trade, energy, defence and more. We also discussed other bilateral and global issues.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit here and the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Friday that no decision had been taken about Islamabad's participation in the next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit that will be chaired by India in 2023.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that now is not a time for war, with food, fertiliser and fuel security among the major concerns of the world at present.

"I know that today's era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this," Modi told Putin on the sidelines of a regional security bloc summit in Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan on Friday handed over the rotating presidency of the eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to India in this historic city of Samarkand.

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday called for a "balance" between reducing carbon emissions and allowing poorer states to catch up with economically developed countries in a joint statement on climate change adopted.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand during which they discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors.

After reporting PM Modi-Xi Jinping face-to-face meet, Reuters says 'update wrong, withdrawn'.

PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping for first time since border tensions at the SCO summit, reports Reuters.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the SCO summit said that the country has been a "terror victim".

Russian President Vladimir Putin told a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Friday that the group should consider staging its own major sporting competition.

Putin said: "There are good opportunities to intensify sports cooperation with the prospect of holding major sporting events under the auspices of the SCO. To do this, we could think about creating an association of sports organisations under our association."

Addressing a session of the SCO Summit in Samarkand, Modi said the members of the grouping should give each other transit rights to help build better connectivity across the region. Read more

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday congratulated India for hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit next year. “We will support India for its presidency next year,” said Xi.

One of SCO priorities is to facilitate solution of conflicts along its borders, especially in Afghanistan, says Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Friday that China will train 2,000 law enforcement personnel over the next five years for member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). 

'Highlighted India emphasis on people-centric growth,' tweeted PM Modi. 

PM Modi with SCO leaders at the Summit in Samarkand.

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