SCO Summit 2022: PM Modi said- 'India supports mutual cooperation and trust'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address during the SCO conference emphasized on increasing the mutual cooperation among SCO countries further. He said- 'SCO's member countries contribute about 30 percent to the global count and 40 percent of the world's population also resides in SCO countries. India supports greater cooperation and mutual trust among SCO members.

PM Modi along with leaders of other member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, participated in the organization's annual summit held in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Xi and Modi came face-to-face for the first time since India and China had a standoff along the border due to the violent clashes in Galwan Valley in June 2020. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi and other leaders of Central Asian countries are also participating in this conference.

Before the deliberations during the summit, the leaders of the permanent member countries of the group posed together. PM Modi was warmly received by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the premises of the summit. Modi is also scheduled to hold some bilateral meetings after the summit. He will meet Putin, Mirziyoyev and Raisi.

PM Modi had issued a statement before leaving for Samarkand Modi arrived here on Thursday night on a nearly 24-hour tour. "I look forward to the SCO summit to exchange views on topical, regional and international issues, expand the SCO and further deepen the multi-faceted and mutually beneficial cooperation within the organization," Modi said in a statement before leaving for Samarkand. I am curious about it.