SCO Summit: In a shock transfer, India will host the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on July 4 however what’s particular concerning the assembly is that it will likely be hosted in a virtual format, knowledgeable the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday. However, the ministry didn’t cite causes for holding the summit in virtual mode. Invitations have been despatched to China, Russia and extra counterparts for the SCO summit which has emerged as one of many largest transregional worldwide organisations.
Last 12 months, all prime leaders of the grouping together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin attended the in-person SCO summit that occurred in the Uzbek metropolis of Samarkand. India assumed the rotating chairmanship of the SCO on the Samarkand Summit on September 16 final 12 months.
SCO summit to be held in virtual format
“Under India’s first-ever chairmanship, the 22nd summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in the virtual format on July 4, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the MEA mentioned in a press release. Earlier this month, India hosted the international ministers of the SCO at a two-day conclave in Goa.
The MEA additional knowledgeable that invites have been despatched to all of the SCO member states — China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.Â
Iran, Belarus and Mongolia invited as observer states
“In addition, Iran, Belarus and Mongolia have been invited as observer states. As per SCO tradition, Turkmenistan has also been invited as the guest of the chair,” it mentioned.
The SCO is an influential financial and safety bloc that was based at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, the Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan turned everlasting members in 2017.
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