Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning departed for China's Qingdao to attend the two-day long 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.
On Friday, the Prime Minister posted a message regarding the summit on his official Facebook account.
"The SCO has a rich agenda for cooperation, ranging from fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism to promoting cooperation in connectivity, commerce, customs, law, health and agriculture; protecting the environment and mitigating disaster risk, and fostering people-to-people relations," Prime Minister Modi said.
He also said he would be holding multiple meetings with the heads of various SCO member states on the sidelines of the summit.
This will be India's first participation in the summit as a full-time member of the organisation. India, along with Pakistan, became a full-time member during the Astana summit in June 2017.
Prime Minister Modi is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping apart from holding meetings with various other participating leaders.
Further, the member-countries, including India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, are expected to sign the Qingdao Declaration.
The declaration will hold details of the significant mechanism for resisting global terror activities.
The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation that focuses on strengthening mutual trust and neighbourliness among the member states and promoting their effective cooperation in politics, trade, the economy, research, technology and culture, and making joint efforts to maintain and ensure peace, security, and stability in the region.
The SCO has two sub-divisions, including Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) and SCO Secretariat.
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'India, China have left Doklam incident behind'
India's Ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale, on Friday said the countries have left last year's Doklam flare-up behind and have moved forward to better bilateral ties. "There is no doubt that India-China relations have gone through a transformation after the informal Wuhan summit. We have left the Doklam incident behind and moved forward to better ties," Bambawale said in Qingdao.
10:55 AM
Officials said India is also likely to focus on the importance of regional connectivity projects to boost trade among members of the SCO. India has been strongly pushing for connectivity projects like the Chabahar port project and International North-South Transport Corridor to gain access to resource-rich Central Asian countries.
10:51 AM
'India's focus on cross-border terror'
Sources indicated that India's focus would be to include its concerns over cross-border terrorism in the final outcome document of the summit. India has been raising the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in various multilateral forums with an aim to build pressure on Islamabad to dismantle the terror infrastructure operating from that country.
10:35 AM
'Eurasian G8'
SCO General Secretary Rashid Alimov is preparing to hold the summit in a "Eurasian G8" format which would "determine the new trajectory of the organisation's further development, taking into account significant changes in the system of international relations and increased global threats and challenges" as per a March 3 release published on the SCO's official website. (Read more here)
10:32 AM
PM Modi on Friday highlighted the friendship and multi-dimensional ties among member-states of SCO, ahead of departing for the two-day summit in China's Qingdao city.
10:25 AM
India's envoy to China Gautam Bambawale said the two leaders reached consensus in two areas. The first was that India and China are partners in progress and development. "Second, there are many more commonalities between India and China, many more areas where we cooperate with each other than where we differ with each other," he said.
10:20 AM
'Modi-Xi Wuhan consensus to be reflected in SCO summit'
The consensus reached between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi in Wuhan would be reflected at the Qingdao summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, India's envoy to China Gautam Bambawale said on the eve of the meeting. (Read more here)
10:14 AM
The bilateral summit between Modi and Xi will be held after the two leaders met for an informal summit on April 27-28 at the invitation of the Chinese leader in Wuhan, China, where they pledged to keep the India-China border quiet and personally guide their respective armies to avert a Doklam-like military stand-off in future.
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What is the SCO?
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09:48 AM
This will be the first time India will be participating in the SCO Summit after being granted full membership of the bloc, along with Pakistan, in June last year.
09:46 AM
Stating that he is excited to lead the Indian delegation for India's first ever participation in the Summit as a full member, Modi said in a pre-departure statement: "I believe that the Qingdao Summit will further enrich the SCO agenda, while heralding a new beginning for India's engagement with the SCO."
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'Qingdao Summit to herald new beginning for India-SCO cooperation'
Ahead of his departure for Qingdao, PM Modi said on Friday that the meeting will herald a new beginning for India's engagement with the Eurasian bloc.
09:40 AM
Modi might also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he had an informal meet in Sochi last month.
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09:35 AM
'Meeting in Qingdao will be formal'
"This is an important meet, but more symbolic in nature. It is nothing compared to Wuhan. The meeting in Qingdao will be formal, unlike in Wuhan," Hu Shisheng, Director of the Institute of South and Southeast Asian and Oceanian Studies at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), told IANS.
09:33 AM
Modi set to meet Xi at SCO on Saturday
PM Modi on Saturday will have a one-on-one with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Although both have met over a dozen times as leaders of their countries, the Saturday meeting in Qingdao comes just a little over two months after the "ice-breaking" informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. (Read more here)
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On Friday, the Prime Minister posted a message regarding the summit on his official Facebook account.
"The SCO has a rich agenda for cooperation, ranging from fighting terrorism, separatism and extremism to promoting cooperation in connectivity, commerce, customs, law, health and agriculture; protecting the environment and mitigating disaster risk, and fostering people-to-people relations," Prime Minister Modi said.
He also said he would be holding multiple meetings with the heads of various SCO member states on the sidelines of the summit.
This will be India's first participation in the summit as a full-time member of the organisation. India, along with Pakistan, became a full-time member during the Astana summit in June 2017.
Prime Minister Modi is also scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping apart from holding meetings with various other participating leaders.
Further, the member-countries, including India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan, are expected to sign the Qingdao Declaration.
The declaration will hold details of the significant mechanism for resisting global terror activities.
The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation that focuses on strengthening mutual trust and neighbourliness among the member states and promoting their effective cooperation in politics, trade, the economy, research, technology and culture, and making joint efforts to maintain and ensure peace, security, and stability in the region.
The SCO has two sub-divisions, including Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) and SCO Secretariat.
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11:01 AM
'India, China have left Doklam incident behind'
India's Ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale, on Friday said the countries have left last year's Doklam flare-up behind and have moved forward to better bilateral ties. "There is no doubt that India-China relations have gone through a transformation after the informal Wuhan summit. We have left the Doklam incident behind and moved forward to better ties," Bambawale said in Qingdao.
10:55 AM
Officials said India is also likely to focus on the importance of regional connectivity projects to boost trade among members of the SCO. India has been strongly pushing for connectivity projects like the Chabahar port project and International North-South Transport Corridor to gain access to resource-rich Central Asian countries.
10:51 AM
'India's focus on cross-border terror'
Sources indicated that India's focus would be to include its concerns over cross-border terrorism in the final outcome document of the summit. India has been raising the issue of Pakistan-sponsored terrorism in various multilateral forums with an aim to build pressure on Islamabad to dismantle the terror infrastructure operating from that country.
10:35 AM
'Eurasian G8'
SCO General Secretary Rashid Alimov is preparing to hold the summit in a "Eurasian G8" format which would "determine the new trajectory of the organisation's further development, taking into account significant changes in the system of international relations and increased global threats and challenges" as per a March 3 release published on the SCO's official website. (Read more here)
10:32 AM
PM Modi on Friday highlighted the friendship and multi-dimensional ties among member-states of SCO, ahead of departing for the two-day summit in China's Qingdao city.
10:25 AM
India's envoy to China Gautam Bambawale said the two leaders reached consensus in two areas. The first was that India and China are partners in progress and development. "Second, there are many more commonalities between India and China, many more areas where we cooperate with each other than where we differ with each other," he said.
10:20 AM
'Modi-Xi Wuhan consensus to be reflected in SCO summit'
The consensus reached between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi in Wuhan would be reflected at the Qingdao summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, India's envoy to China Gautam Bambawale said on the eve of the meeting. (Read more here)
10:14 AM
The bilateral summit between Modi and Xi will be held after the two leaders met for an informal summit on April 27-28 at the invitation of the Chinese leader in Wuhan, China, where they pledged to keep the India-China border quiet and personally guide their respective armies to avert a Doklam-like military stand-off in future.
Modi, Xi will issue strategic guidance to militaries to ease border tension
10:00 AM
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Ambassador Bambawale’s interview to @CCTV on India’s expectation at the forthcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Qingdao, China.
Video Link: https://bit.ly/2xMOm5B
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09:59 AM
What is the SCO?
The SCO is a Eurasian inter-governmental organisation, the creation of which was announced in 2001 in Shanghai by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It was preceded by the Shanghai Five mechanism. (Read more here)
09:48 AM
This will be the first time India will be participating in the SCO Summit after being granted full membership of the bloc, along with Pakistan, in June last year.
09:46 AM
Stating that he is excited to lead the Indian delegation for India's first ever participation in the Summit as a full member, Modi said in a pre-departure statement: "I believe that the Qingdao Summit will further enrich the SCO agenda, while heralding a new beginning for India's engagement with the SCO."
Narendra Modi
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@narendramodi
On 9th and 10th June, I will be in Qingdao, China to take part in the annual SCO Summit. This will be India’s first SCO Summit as a full member. Will be interacting with leaders of SCO nations and discussing a wide range of subjects with them. https://www.facebook.com/narendramodi/photos/a.10150164299700165.421791.177526890164/10160540375525165/?type=3&theater …
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09:44 AM
'Qingdao Summit to herald new beginning for India-SCO cooperation'
Ahead of his departure for Qingdao, PM Modi said on Friday that the meeting will herald a new beginning for India's engagement with the Eurasian bloc.
09:40 AM
Modi might also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he had an informal meet in Sochi last month.
Modi-Putin summit: Energy cooperation, terrorism, geopolitics discussed
09:35 AM
'Meeting in Qingdao will be formal'
"This is an important meet, but more symbolic in nature. It is nothing compared to Wuhan. The meeting in Qingdao will be formal, unlike in Wuhan," Hu Shisheng, Director of the Institute of South and Southeast Asian and Oceanian Studies at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), told IANS.
09:33 AM
Modi set to meet Xi at SCO on Saturday
PM Modi on Saturday will have a one-on-one with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Although both have met over a dozen times as leaders of their countries, the Saturday meeting in Qingdao comes just a little over two months after the "ice-breaking" informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. (Read more here)
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With 8 members, SCO represents approximately 42 percent of the world’s population, 22 percent of the land area and 20 percent of the GDP. #SCO focusses on political, economic, security and cultural cooperation & enables India to engage with Central Asian countries.
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An early morning start! PM @narendramodi heads to #Qingdao, China for the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on 9-10 June. This is India's first participation as a full member of the Council. #IndiainSCO
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