World News | No handshake, only Namaste…, Jaishankar greets Pakistani Minister Zardari at SCO meeting in Goa

Panaji (Goa) [India]May 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed “Namastey” to Pakistani External Affairs Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in Goa at a secret meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Friday.

Zardari was here to attend the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which by the way was the first Pakistani foreign minister to visit India in almost 12 years.

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On Thursday, the two-day meeting of the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization kicked off here.

The video showed Jaishankar greeting Zardari in the traditional Indian manner and avoiding shaking hands.

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Arriving in the coastal state yesterday, Zardari said he looked forward to constructive discussions with his counterparts in friendly countries.

Indian diplomat JP Singh (Joint Pakistan-Afghanistan-Iran Secretary) received the Pakistani minister at the airport.

The Pakistani politician attended the secret meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization at the invitation of Foreign Minister Jaishankar.

“I am very happy to be in Goa for the SCO. I am leading the Pakistani delegation to the SCO and wish the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) every success,” Zardari said in a video shared on Thursday. . Spokesperson of Pakistani Foreign Ministry.

Ahead of the second day of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s secret meeting, the foreign ministers of the member states began to arrive at the Taj Exotica venue,

Jaishankar also welcomed SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to attend the meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers.

Jaishankar held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Thursday. Discussions focused on resolving outstanding issues and ensuring “peace and tranquility” along the border.

“Discussed our bilateral relations in detail with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang. The focus remains on resolving outstanding issues and ensuring peace and tranquility in border areas. Also discussed SCO, G20 and BRICS,” Jaishankar said in a tweet said in the text.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also welcomed his Indian counterpart Jaishankar with folded hands as he was welcomed to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting.

Jaishankar and Lavrov held bilateral talks yesterday.

The foreign ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan were also received by the Foreign Minister in Goa.

India hosted a cultural event on Thursday night ahead of Friday’s main meeting.

The theme of India’s 2023 SCO presidency is “Secure-SCO”. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental organization established in 2001. The SCO members are India, Russia, China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India will take over the rotating presidency of the SCO at the Samarkand summit in 2022.

The last SCO meeting was held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. India will take over the rotating presidency of the SCO at the SCO summit in Samarkand in 2022. (ANI)

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