Defense Minister Rajnath Singh will travel to the Capital of Uzbekistan Tashkent on August 23, 2022 to attend the Conclator of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Chinese Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu are also expected to attend SCO meetings separate from their colleagues from other member countries from grouping. Grouping effect.
The Summit is scheduled for 15 and 16 September in Samarkand. “Tomorrow, August 23, I will be in Uzbekistan to take part in the meeting of the Minister of SCO held in Tashkent. I will hold a bilateral meeting with the Uzbekistan Defense Minister, Lieutenant General Nizamovich, and also interact with the Indian community. Wait,” said Mr. Singh. The Minister of Defense is expected to return on the night of August 24 or the first half of August 25.
The SCO meeting is expected to consider regional security challenges including the situation in Ukraine and Afghanistan. SCO is an influential economic and security block and has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organizations. India and Pakistan became their permanent members in 2017. This SCO was founded at Puncak in Shanghai in 2001 by the President of Russia, China, the Republic of Kirgistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
India has shown interest in deepening cooperation related to its safety with SCO and regional anti-terrorism structures (rats), which specifically discuss issues related to security and defense. India was appointed observer in SCO in 2005 and generally participated in a ministerial level meeting from grouping, which focused mainly on security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian region.
