- On Wednesday (22nd May 2019), Cabinet Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council Meeting of Foreign Ministers in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- EAM Swaraj said India's commitment to regional connectivity is evident from our involvement in International North-South Transport Corridor, Chabahar Port, Ashgabat Agreement and India-Myanmar-Thailand Trilateral Highway.
- Swaraj also said that India welcome regional connectivity initiatives, that are inclusive, sustainable, transparent and respect the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity.
About Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), or Shanghai Pact
- Headquarters - Beijing, China
- Official Language - Chinese and Russian
- Secretary-General - Vladimir Norov
- Deputy Secretaries General - Sabyr Imandosov, Wang Kaiwen, Aziz Nosirov, Vladimir Potapenko
Published On : 22 May 2019
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