India: The 22nd Summit of the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Council of Heads of State will be held in the virtual format on 4 July and it will be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on Tuesday. All the SCO member states including China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have been invited to attend the Summit. In addition, Iran, Belarus and Mongolia have been invited as observer states, the statement said. Indian wrestlers announce to throw int’l medals in Ganga ATC terms search warrant of Zaman Park as infructuous As per SCO tradition, Turkmenistan has also been invited as the guest of the chair. “Heads of the two SCO Bodies – the Secretariat and the SCO RATS – will also be present. Further, Heads of six international and regional organizations have also been invited, viz. UN, ASEAN, CIS, CSTO, EAEU and CICA,” the press release stated. The theme of the Summit is ‘Towards a SECURE SCO’. The SECURE acronym was coined by the Prime Minister at the 2018 SCO Summit and stands for Security; Economy and Trade; Connectivity; Unity; Respect for Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity; and Environment. These … Continue reading SCO Summit Under India’s Chairmanship In The Virtual format On July 4