India has formally sent invites to all the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for a foreign ministers' meeting that will take place in Goa from 4-5 May. This includes invites to the new foreign minister of China Qin Gang and Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto. India took over the chairmanship of the 9-member mega grouping in September of last year and will be holding key ministerial meetings and the summit this year.

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So far there is no confirmation from the Pakistani side on whether foreign minister Bilawal will be attending the meeting. Ties between the 2 countries remain frozen over the issue of cross-border terrorism from Pakistan even as Islamabad has been calling for the reinstatement of Article 370 for the erstwhile Indian state of J&amp;K as a prerequisite for any talks. Add to this, FM Bilawal's remarks of last month at the UN on PM Modi seem to have cast a shadow on any recovery in ties.

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Pakistan has not participated in the SCO film festival that will take place in Mumbai later this month. While all countries have sent entries, Pakistan is the only country not to send any films for screening at the 3rd such film festival of the grouping. Neerja Shekar, additional secretary, I&amp;B on Monday in a presser said, "there is only one SCO member country, from which entries have not been received. there has been no response".

India will be holding meetings of SCO defence, NSA, interior, and environment ministers in the run-up to the summit. Ministerial meetings will begin in March, the first week onwards. The over-20-year-old organization has Russia, India, China, Pakistan and 4 central Asian countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as its members. Iran is the latest country to become a member and under Indian Presidency will for the first time attend the grouping's meeting as a full-fledged member.

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The grouping covers more than 60% of the area of the Eurasian landmass, 40% of the world population and 30 % of the global GDP. More and more countries have shown interest in becoming part of the grouping, especially from the Arab world, many of whom have got the status of the dialogue partner.

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India has formally sent invites to all the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for a foreign ministers' meeting that will take place in Goa from 4-5 May.

India has formally sent invites to all the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) for a foreign ministers' meeting that will take place in Goa from 4-5 May. This includes invites to the new foreign minister of China Qin Gang and Pakistani foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto. India took over the chairmanship of the 9-member mega grouping in September of last year and will be holding key ministerial meetings and the summit this year. Also Read | Who is Sara Al Sayed, Saudi Arabia's new deputy foreign minister for public diplomacy? So far there is no confirmation from the Pakistani side on whether foreign minister Bilawal will be attending the meeting. Ties between the 2 countries remain frozen over the issue of cross-border terrorism from Pakistan even as Islamabad has been calling for the reinstatement of Article 370 for the erstwhile Indian state of J&K as a prerequisite for any talks. Add to this, FM Bilawal's remarks of last month at the UN on PM Modi seem to have cast a shadow on any recovery in ties. Also Read | US confronts China with evidence of state-owned companies aiding Russia in Ukraine war Pakistan has not participated in the SCO film festival that will take place in Mumbai later this month. While all countries have sent entries, Pakistan is the only country not to send any films for screening at the 3rd such film festival of the grouping. Neerja Shekar, additional secretary, I&B on Monday in a presser said, "there is only one SCO member country, from which entries have not been received. there has been no response". India will be holding meetings of SCO defence, NSA, interior, and environment ministers in the run-up to the summit. Ministerial meetings will begin in March, the first week onwards. The over-20-year-old organization has Russia, India, China, Pakistan and 4 central Asian countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as its members. Iran is the latest country to become a member and under Indian Presidency will for the first time attend the grouping's meeting as a full-fledged member. Watch | South Africa defends planned military drills with Russia and China The grouping covers more than 60% of the area of the Eurasian landmass, 40% of the world population and 30 % of the global GDP. More and more countries have shown interest in becoming part of the grouping, especially from the Arab world, many of whom have got the status of the dialogue partner. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

India invites SCO countries, including Pak, China for Goa foreign ministers' meet

No bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be taking place next week in Beijing.

Both leaders will be in the city for the start of the Winter Olympics, diplomatically boycotted by the West. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov to Russia's TASS said, "I would like to reiterate that there are no bilateral meetings on President Putin’s schedule, except for full-scale talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping". President Putin will be in China on February 4 and also hold summit-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping.&nbsp;

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The controversial mega sporting event in China will see many world leaders attending the opening. Leaders of all 5 Central Asian countries, Monaco, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE are among the world leaders to attend the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

According to Pakistani sources, both sides were quite keen that the meeting happens in China but owing to covid-19 protocols and restrictions, the in-person meeting is not being held. Peskov as quoted by Tass said&nbsp;"Ceremony’s organizers have to impose a number of severe restrictions both on athletes and guests, including officials", explaining, "so the Russian president’s schedule for the Beijing trip does not include any bilateral meetings for obvious reasons".

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Earlier this month Pakistani PM had spoken to the Russian President. According to the Kremlin readout, "the discussion focused on the development of Russian-Pakistani ties in different areas, including trade, the economy, energy, and the humanitarian sphere, as well as combatting the spread of the coronavirus infection."

This is the second time plans for a bilateral has not come to fruition. Imran Khan and Vladimir Putin were to meet at the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Dushanbe in September 2021 but the meeting could not take place in person because the Russian President pulled out of the summit last minute following a COVID-19 case outbreak in his inner circle.

No bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be taking place next week in Beijing. Both leaders will be in the city for the start of the Winter Olympics, diplomatically boycotted by the West.

No bilateral meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will be taking place next week in Beijing. Both leaders will be in the city for the start of the Winter Olympics, diplomatically boycotted by the West. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov to Russia's TASS said, "I would like to reiterate that there are no bilateral meetings on President Putin’s schedule, except for full-scale talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping". President Putin will be in China on February 4 and also hold summit-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Also read | Pakistan PM slams opposition for trying to destabilise his government The controversial mega sporting event in China will see many world leaders attending the opening. Leaders of all 5 Central Asian countries, Monaco, Papua New Guinea, Mongolia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE are among the world leaders to attend the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics. According to Pakistani sources, both sides were quite keen that the meeting happens in China but owing to covid-19 protocols and restrictions, the in-person meeting is not being held. Peskov as quoted by Tass said "Ceremony’s organizers have to impose a number of severe restrictions both on athletes and guests, including officials", explaining, "so the Russian president’s schedule for the Beijing trip does not include any bilateral meetings for obvious reasons". Also read | China’s ambassador to US warns of possible military conflict over Taiwan Earlier this month Pakistani PM had spoken to the Russian President. According to the Kremlin readout, "the discussion focused on the development of Russian-Pakistani ties in different areas, including trade, the economy, energy, and the humanitarian sphere, as well as combatting the spread of the coronavirus infection." This is the second time plans for a bilateral has not come to fruition. Imran Khan and Vladimir Putin were to meet at the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Dushanbe in September 2021 but the meeting could not take place in person because the Russian President pulled out of the summit last minute following a COVID-19 case outbreak in his inner circle.

No Putin-Imran Khan bilateral meeting in Beijing

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will&nbsp;attend&nbsp;the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO heads of state summit virtually.

The summit will take place from September 16&nbsp;to 17&nbsp;in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe and will be in hybrid mode.

It is expected that&nbsp;Chinese President Xi Jinping will also be present virtually. Meanwhile, Pakistani PM Imran Khan, Russian President Putin, and other central Asian countries will be present in person.&nbsp;

Tajikistan is chair of the grouping which has eight&nbsp;member states: Russia, China, India, Pakistan, and four&nbsp;central Asian countries, Tajikistan, &nbsp;Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.&nbsp;

The meeting assumes significance since it happens in the backdrop of the Afghanistan crisis, which saw the American forces leaving the country after 20 years and the return of the Taliban.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The last two&nbsp;months have seen a number of meetings of SCO foreign, defence, and National security advisors meeting in Dushanbe.&nbsp;

Earlier, speaking to Khovar National News Agency, President Rahmon pointing out the key focus areas said, "the main task is to strengthen the potential and international position of our organization" and amid the covid pandemic "it is extremely important to build up trade and economic cooperation within the SCO space."&nbsp;

It will be interesting to see if there will be any Afghan participation, given Afghanistan is an observer member country of the grouping, and ideally, if a change of regime had not happened in Kabul, Ashraf Ghani would have represented the country.

Ghani had given confirmation of his presence, sources told WION. Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan had left the country on&nbsp;August 15 after the national capital Kabul fell to the Taliban. A Taliban delegation's presence at the multilateral event could see further movement towards the recognition of the group in Kabul.

SCO as a grouping occupies 60 per cent of the Eurasian continent, which is over 34 million square kilometers on which three&nbsp;billion people,&nbsp;&nbsp;that is almost half of the world's population.

Mongolia, Belarus, Afghanistan, and Iran are its observers in the grouping, while, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cambodia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka received dialogue partner status.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO heads of state summit virtually. The summit will take place from September 16 to 17 in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe and will be in hybrid mode.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation or SCO heads of state summit virtually. The summit will take place from September 16 to 17 in Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe and will be in hybrid mode. It is expected that Chinese President Xi Jinping will also be present virtually. Meanwhile, Pakistani PM Imran Khan, Russian President Putin, and other central Asian countries will be present in person. Tajikistan is chair of the grouping which has eight member states: Russia, China, India, Pakistan, and four central Asian countries, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting assumes significance since it happens in the backdrop of the Afghanistan crisis, which saw the American forces leaving the country after 20 years and the return of the Taliban. The last two months have seen a number of meetings of SCO foreign, defence, and National security advisors meeting in Dushanbe. Earlier, speaking to Khovar National News Agency, President Rahmon pointing out the key focus areas said, "the main task is to strengthen the potential and international position of our organization" and amid the covid pandemic "it is extremely important to build up trade and economic cooperation within the SCO space." It will be interesting to see if there will be any Afghan participation, given Afghanistan is an observer member country of the grouping, and ideally, if a change of regime had not happened in Kabul, Ashraf Ghani would have represented the country. Ghani had given confirmation of his presence, sources told WION. Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan had left the country on August 15 after the national capital Kabul fell to the Taliban. A Taliban delegation's presence at the multilateral event could see further movement towards the recognition of the group in Kabul. SCO as a grouping occupies 60 per cent of the Eurasian continent, which is over 34 million square kilometers on which three billion people, that is almost half of the world's population. Mongolia, Belarus, Afghanistan, and Iran are its observers in the grouping, while, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Cambodia, Nepal, and Sri Lanka received dialogue partner status.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend SCO summit virtually

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