Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced a USD 200 million line of credit for Kyrgyzstan after wide-ranging talks with Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov as the two sides upgraded their ties to the strategic partnership level and signed 15 agreements, including one to eliminate double taxation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan PM Imran Khan shook hands and exchanged pleasantries at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on Friday. This comes just a day after PM Modi avoided any confrontation with the Pakistan Prime Minister.
Fourteen agreements were signed at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit 2019 in Bishkek on Friday. The agreements signed by the Council of the Head of States, also include cooperation in sports, healthcare and environment.
Addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit here, Modi said that unilateralism and protectionism has not benefitted anyone.
Imran Khan broke a diplomatic protocol at the opening ceremony of SCO Summit, throwing himself open to immense trolling on social media for the embarrassing move.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the need to stand united against terrorism during his brief address in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Kyrgyzstan to participate in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. PM Modi is meeting his Kyrgyz couterpart for the first time after getting re-elected.
India is involved in rebulding war-torn Afghanistan. MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar described the meet as a "meeting between trusted friends".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi came face to face with Pakistan PM Imran Khan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek on Thursday, but avoided any handshake or exchange of pleasantries.
The issue of terrorism did feature at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek on Thursday. In a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi underlined the need for Pakistan to create an atmosphere free of terror.
The SCO summit in Bishkek this week would discuss economy-related issues and security cooperation with a focus on counter terrorism, but it is not aimed at "targeting" any country, China said on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan are attending the meeting amidst frosty Indo-Pak relations.
"In every summit, the institutional building of the SCO will be discussed that would involve economic cooperation and security cooperation particularly on counter-terrorism," China's Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Hanhui said.
On the sidelines of the summit, Modi met President Xi during which they agreed to hold the next informal summit in India next year besides resolving to continue efforts to ensure peace and tranquility along the border.
The name of all member countries except India figured in the paragraph of the joint declaration endorsing Beijing's multi-billion dollar project.
It is for the first time the Indian prime minister attended the SCO summit after India along with Pakistan became full-fledged members of the grouping, jointly dominated by China and Russia, which has been increasingly seen as a counter to NATO.
In his address at the Plenary session of the 18th SCO summit, Modi coined an acronym 'SECURE' which he explained: ‘S' for security for citizens, ‘E' for economic development, ‘C' for connectivity in the region, ‘U' for unity, ‘R' for respect of sovereignty and integrity, ‘E' for environment protection.
The two leaders, who are in China's Qingdao to attend the 18th SCO Summit, shook hands after signing of agreements between the members states of the eight nation bloc.
Increasing awareness of our shared cultures can help boost this number.We will organise a SCO food festival and a Buddhist festival in India: PM Modi at SCO Summit in China
In his address at the SCO today, PM Modi is likely to articulate India's position on dealing with major challenges facing the world including ways to tackle terrorism, and boosting trade and investment in the region.
PM Modi and President Xi had their first informal summit in the Chinese city of Wuhan on April 27-28.
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