India Invited to SCO Meeting in Pakistan This October
India has received an invitation from Pakistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting in October. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, confirmed the invitation during a weekly media briefing but did not provide further updates.
Pakistan, which holds the rotating chairmanship of the CHG, is scheduled to host the SCO meeting in Islamabad on October 15-16. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson, Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, stated that invitations have been extended to all heads of government of the SCO member states, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Some confirmations have already been received.
The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organization established on June 15, 2001, in Shanghai by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. It now includes nine member states: India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The SCO also has three observer states: Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Belarus, and 14 dialogue partners, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Bahrain, Egypt, Cambodia, Qatar, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and Sri Lanka.
Doubts Revealed
SCO -: SCO stands for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. It is a group of countries that work together on political, economic, and security issues. It was started in 2001.
Council of Heads of Government -: This is a meeting where the leaders of the governments from the SCO member countries come together to discuss important matters.
Ministry of External Affairs -: This is a part of the Indian government that handles India’s relationships with other countries. They make sure India has good connections with other nations.
Randhir Jaiswal -: He is a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs. A spokesperson is someone who speaks on behalf of an organization or government.
rotating chairmanship -: This means that the leadership of the SCO changes from one country to another after a certain period. Right now, Pakistan is the leader.
observer states and dialogue partners -: Observer states are countries that watch and learn from the SCO but are not full members. Dialogue partners are countries that talk and work with the SCO on specific issues.
