SCO Summit Highlights: Leaders say seeking to forge closer ties, not against any country
SCO leaders have said that interference in internal affairs of other states under the pretext of combating terrorism and extremism is not permitted. Indian Foreign Secretary has said that there are no more pending applications requesting SCO membership. The Ministry of External Affairs is now briefing the media after PM Modi's SCO address. Earlier, while addressing the summit, Russian President Putin said that they will resist 'sanctions and provocations' directed at the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit virtually today. Several other leaders like Xi Jinping, Putin and Shehbaz Sharif also joined the meeting virtually. PM welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Obligation for the SCO membership of Belarus, also shared his happiness on Iran being the newest member in the SCO family. Thanks for staying with us through the day. Goodnight!
SCO vows to check spread of terrorism, disrupt terror financing
The top leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday resolved to check spread of terrorism and disrupt terror financing while coming down hard on states using terrorist and extremist groups to advance their political and geopolitical goals. (PTI)
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SCO seeks to forge closer ties, says not against any country
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday said the Eurasian security and political grouping is not directed against any other states and is open to broad cooperation with all. A joint declaration by the leaders at the end of an online summit hosted by India also said theSCOopposes the resolution of international and regional issues through "collectivisation, ideology and confrontational thinking". (Reuters)
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SCO leaders say interference in internal affairs of other states under the pretext of combating terrorism and extremism is not permitted
SCO leaders say interference in the internal affairs of other states under the pretext of combating terrorism and extremism is not permitted
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SCO not directed against other states and international organizations and is open to broad cooperation with them, say leaders
SCO leaders say it is not directed against other states and international organizations and is open to broad cooperation with them
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Indian Foreign Secretary says no more pending applications requesting SCO membership