Modi expected to meet Russian president Putin, China’s Xi at SCO summit in June
New Delhi, May 28: In his first international engagement after assuming the Office of Prime Minister for the second time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be heading to Bishkek for Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit (SCO) from June 13-14. He is expected to meet and hold discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping but no official confirmation has been released over a meeting his Pakistan counterpart.
The SCO includes China, Russia, India, and Pakistan and countries of Central Asia including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan who have been focusing on fighting terrorism, separatism, and extremism. India and Pakistan had become full members of the grouping in 2017.
Swaraj on 2 day visit to Bishkek for SCO Summit
Modi's
meet
with
Xi
Jinping
will
be
of
great
importance
since
this
is
the
first
time
premiers
of
both
countries
will
meet
post
Beijing
lifting
its
technical
hold
against
branding
terror
group
Jaish-e-Mohammed
chief
Masood
Azhar
as
a
global
terrorist,
by
the
United
Nations
Security
Council.
Azhar
was
branded
as
a
global
terrorist
after
China,
who
held
veto
power,
lifted
its
contentious
hold
on
his
nomination
in
UN's
terror
list.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India for his second informal summit with Modi on October 11, people familiar with development in New Delhi and Beijing said. The meet is expected to take forward the momentum created by the first informal summit at Wuhan in April last year.
Also, Modi is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with US President Donald Trump in September, people familiar with the matter said.