<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday participated in the delegation-level talks with other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at Anren Hall in China's Qingdao city on the sidelines of the summit.</p>

<p>The SCO summit is scheduled to take place on Sunday where talks regarding terrorism and security are expected to be focused upon.</p>

<p>This will be India's first participation in the summit as a full-time member of the organisation. India, along with Pakistan, became full-time members during Astana Summit in Kazakhstan in June 2017.</p>

<p>Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi met General Secretary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Rashid Alimov.</p>

<p>Prime Minister Modi also held bilateral talks with&nbsp;Chinese President Xi Jinping in the port city, where the two leaders took stock of the progress in the implementation of decisions they had taken at their first informal summit in Wuhan.</p>

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<p>Modi and Xi are expected to explore ways to deepen ties in areas of trade and investment besides reviewing the overall bilateral cooperation, reported news agency PTI.</p>

<p>Modi is expected to hold nearly half a dozen bilateral meetings with leaders of other SCO countries.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="in">PM Narendra Modi met President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and held a bilateral meeting with him on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China's Qingdao. <a href="https://t.co/6Vn0k8M0le">pic.twitter.com/6Vn0k8M0le</a></p>
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<p>It is for the first time the Indian prime minister will be attending the SCO Summit after India along with Pakistan became full-fledged members of the grouping, which has been increasingly seen as a counter to NATO.</p>

<p>The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.&nbsp;Member-countries, including India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, are expected to sign the Qingdao Declaration, after the deliberations.</p>

<p>The declaration is expected to contain details for creating significant mechanisms to resist terror activities around the globe.&nbsp;</p>

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The SCO summit is scheduled to take place on Sunday where talks regarding terrorism and security are expected to be focused upon.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday participated in the delegation-level talks with other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation at Anren Hall in China's Qingdao city on the sidelines of the summit. The SCO summit is scheduled to take place on Sunday where talks regarding terrorism and security are expected to be focused upon. This will be India's first participation in the summit as a full-time member of the organisation. India, along with Pakistan, became full-time members during Astana Summit in Kazakhstan in June 2017. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi met General Secretary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Rashid Alimov. Prime Minister Modi also held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the port city, where the two leaders took stock of the progress in the implementation of decisions they had taken at their first informal summit in Wuhan. India and China signed agreements in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and President of China Xi Jinping in China's Qingdao. pic.twitter.com/eRT5MI2v36 — ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2018 × Modi and Xi are expected to explore ways to deepen ties in areas of trade and investment besides reviewing the overall bilateral cooperation, reported news agency PTI. Modi is expected to hold nearly half a dozen bilateral meetings with leaders of other SCO countries. PM Narendra Modi met President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and held a bilateral meeting with him on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China's Qingdao. pic.twitter.com/6Vn0k8M0le — ANI (@ANI) June 9, 2018 × It is for the first time the Indian prime minister will be attending the SCO Summit after India along with Pakistan became full-fledged members of the grouping, which has been increasingly seen as a counter to NATO. The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Member-countries, including India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, are expected to sign the Qingdao Declaration, after the deliberations. The declaration is expected to contain details for creating significant mechanisms to resist terror activities around the globe.

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