SCO Summit Highlights: ‘Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will always be part of India,’ says S Jaishankar

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‘Jammu and Kashmir was, is and will always be part of India,’ says S Jaishankar

‘During the meeting, the SCO Foreign Ministers assessed the status of decisions that will be approved at the upcoming SCO Summit in July. The meeting also gave an opportunity to dwell on the state of multilateral cooperation in SCO to address regional & g

‘Meeting gave an opportunity to dwell on the state of multilateral cooperation in SCO to address regional & global issues of interest,’ says Dr S Jaishankar

India and Pakistan on Friday took a veiled swipe at each other at a SCO meeting

India and Pakistan on Friday took a veiled swipe at each other at a SCO meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar demanding tough action against cross-border terrorism and his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto Zardari calling for not getting caught up in "weaponising terrorism for diplomatic point-scoring". (PTI)

Foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan call for representative government in Afghanistan

The foreign ministers of India, Russia and Pakistan on Friday called for a representative government in Afghanistan and the protection of women's rights, almost two years after the Islamist Taliban swept to power in Kabul. (Reuters)

Our immediate priorities in Afghanistan include providing humanitarian aid, ensuring truly inclusive govt, combating terror: Jaishankar

Unfolding situation in Afghanistan remains at centre of our attention; efforts should be directed towards welfare of Afghan people, says Jaishankar

Channel of finances for terrorist activities must be seized and blocked without distinction, says EAM Jaishankar

We firmly believe there can be no justification for terrorism. It must be stopped in all its forms, including cross-border terror, says Jaishankar

Taking our eyes off terrorism would be detrimental to our security interests, says Jaishankar

While world was engaged in facing Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences, the menace of terrorism continued unabated, says Jaishankar

Due to Covid-19, geo-political upheavals, world is facing multitude of challenges; these events disrupted global supply chains, says Jaishankar

Under our presidency of SCO, we successfully concluded more than 100 meetings and events, including 15 ministerial-level meets, says Jaishankar

SCO decisions will have a global impact, says Jaishankar

Under our presidency of SCO, we successfully concluded more than 100 meetings and events, including 15 ministerial level meets, saysJaishankar. He adds that the decisons of the SCO will have a global impact.

India attaches great importance to development of multi-faceted cooperation in SCO and to promotion of peace, stability: Jaishankar

Combating terrorism is one of the original mandates of SCO, says Jaishankar

"The menace of terrorism continues unabated. We firmly believe that there can be no justification for terrorism and it must be stopped in all its forms and manifestations including cross-border terrorism. Combating terrorism is one of the original mandates of SCO," says EAM Dr S Jaishankar.

There is no justification for terrorism, says Jaishankar. He adds that the SCO agrees to combat cross-border terrorism.

At the SCO meet, S Jaishankar says 'India's startup journey has been remarkable'.

"As SCO chair, we've initiated an unprecedented engagement with SCO observers and dialogue partners by inviting them to participate in more than 14 social-cultural events," says Dr S Jaishankar at SCO Summit in Goa.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addresses the SCO Foreign Ministers meet at Goa.

EAM Dr S Jaishankar welcomes Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang for SCO meet in Goa

EAM Dr S Jaishankar welcomes Foreign Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan for SCO meet in Goa

EAM Dr S Jaishankar welcomes Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for SCO meet in Goa

EAM Dr S Jaishankar welcomes Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for SCO meeting in Goa

EAM Dr S Jaishankar welcomes SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming for the Meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers in Goa

India-China border stable, both sides should push for its further cooling, easing; Chinese FM Qin to Jaishankar

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang reiterated that the situation at the India-China border is generally stable and both sides should consolidate the present achievements and strictly abide by the relevant agreements while pushing for further cooling and easing of the conditions for sustainable peace and tranquillity at the frontier.

China assures Russia, India of deepening 'cooperation'

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang assured his Russian and Indian counterparts of deepening bilateral ties, promising that "coordination and cooperation" will only grow stronger, in a show of solidarity with two of China's biggest neighbours.

Jaishankar-Qin meet: India stresses resolving outstanding issues on LAC, China calls for raising mutual trust

India stressed on mutual withdrawal of the front-line troops from the remaining face-off points along its Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China in eastern Ladakh, as External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart from the communist country,Qin Gang, had a meeting in Goa on Thursday.

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No Jaishankar-Bilawal meeting scheduled, India to call for action against sponsors of terrorism in SCO meet

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar may call upon the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to hold the sponsors of terrorism accountable when he will host his counterparts from the other member nations of the bloc, including Bilawal Bhutto Zardari of Pakistan, for a meeting in Goa on Friday.

Jaishankar exchanged pleasantries with Bilawal during a dinner he hosted for the foreign ministers of the SCO nations on Thursday. He, however, is unlikely to hold a bilateral meeting with his counterpart from the neighbouring country.

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