India's Red Fort shown as Lahore's Shalimar Gardens at SCO meet
Both Indian and Pakistani diplomats pointed out the faux pas to the organisers.
A major gaffe took place during a reception held by the SCO at its Beijing headquarters highlighting the entry of India and Pakistan. India's Red Fort with the tricolour was shown as Lahore's Shalimar Gardens in a Pakistani tableau.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Indian envoy to China Vijay Gokhale along with the ambassadors of Pakistan Masood Khalid and other Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members attended the function.
The first colourful event, however, caused an embarrassment for the organisers as India's Red Fort with an Indian flag was shown as Lahore's Shalimar Gardens on the tableau of Pakistan.
Both
Indian
and
Pakistani
diplomats
pointed
out
the
faux
pas
to
the
organisers.
SCO
officials
were
apologetic
about
the
gaffe,
saying
that
they
failed
to
cross
check
the
photos
on
display
as
this
was
the
first
event
involving
India
and
Pakistan.
Today
the
SCO
headquarters
will
raise
the
flags
of
India
and
Pakistan
and
Gokhale
and
Khalid
will
beat
a
drum,
heralding
the
entry
of
their
countries
into
the
organisation.
India
and
Pakistan
were
admitted
as
members
into
the
six-member
grouping
at
the
Astana
Summit
last
week.
The group is now comprised of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
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