World News | UAE Ambassador Abdulnasser Alshaali arrives at SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Goa

Benaulim (Goa) [India]May 4 (ANI): UAE Ambassador Abdulnasser Alshaali arrived on Thursday at the site of the meeting of foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Goa.

The UAE will soon become a dialogue partner of the SCO.

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Currently, eight countries enjoy full SCO membership: India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; four countries – Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia – cooperate in Shanghai The organization has observer status and six countries – Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka – have dialogue partner status in the organization.

Earlier today, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived at Goa’s Dabolim airport for the two-day G8 meeting that begins today.

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Lavrov, who was accompanied by a delegation, plans to hold bilateral talks with Foreign Minister Jaishankar. Lavrov is also expected to hold several bilateral meetings with counterparts from other SCO countries.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s foreign ministers are scheduled to meet on Friday to prepare the agenda for the group’s summit in July, where 15 decisions or proposals are due to be signed.

“The SCO CFM meeting will come up with 15 key decisions in total. These decisions will affect the SCO leaders’ summit in New Delhi in July,” the source told ANI.

The above-mentioned person said that after the end of tomorrow’s CFM, the shortlisted decision will not be announced.

The source also stressed that during the foreign ministers’ meeting, discussions will revolve around exchanging views on regional and global issues, as well as other topics of common interest, such as the reform and modernization of the G8.

India will host a secret meeting of foreign ministers ahead of the bloc’s annual summit in July this year.

Foreign Minister Jaishankar is scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Uzbek Foreign Minister in Goa today. (Arnie)

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