World News | SCO meeting: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov arrived in Goa and held bilateral talks with Jaishankar today

Panaji (Goa) [India]On May 4, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived at Goa’s Dabolim Airport on Thursday morning to attend the two-day meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states in Shanghai today.coastal state

Lavrov, who was accompanied by a delegation, is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Jaishankar later today.

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The foreign ministers of China and Pakistan will attend the meeting in person. The ministers will discuss a range of important geopolitical issues, such as economic cooperation among SCO member states and regional security.

Lavrov is expected to hold a number of bilateral talks with his counterparts from other SCO countries.

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This is Lavrov’s second visit to India this year. He had previously attended the G20 foreign ministers meeting held in New Delhi in March this year.

India will also host a cultural event and dinner tonight for counterparts from China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

The meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, scheduled for Friday, is significant as it comes against a backdrop of escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine, especially after the alleged assassination attempt on Russian President Vladimir Putin, which Russia will Blame it on the Ukrainians.

The theme of India’s 2023 SCO presidency is “Secure-SCO”. India attaches special importance to the SCO’s role in promoting multilateral, political, security, economic and people-to-people exchanges in the region.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization established in 2001.

Prior to the meeting of foreign ministers, the SCO defense ministers’ meeting was held in New Delhi in April this year, attended by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, to discuss the involvement of the Russian defense industry in the “Make in India” initiative and ways to further promote it with his Along with his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh.

The two sides also discussed various topics related to defense cooperation between the two countries, including industrial cooperation and military relations.

Ongoing engagement with the SCO has helped India foster relations with countries in the region that share common civilizational ties with India and are considered its extended neighbors. (Arnie)

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