- Prime Minister Narendra Modi departed to Tashkent, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet, saying that India expects a fruitful outcome from the SCO, especially in the field of economic cooperation.
- “India attaches great importance to ties with Central Asia and always seeks to expand economic and people-to-people ties with the region,” said a statement issued by the PM prior to his departure, adding that he would be meeting and interacting with leaders of the SCO Nations.
- India and Pakistan will be formally inducted into the China-led SCO summit at its two-day meet in Tashkent.
(With inputs from IANS.)
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