At SCO meet, Jaishankar highlights potential of the Chabahar port

Tashkent, July 30: External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar met with his Shanghai Cooperation Organization counterparts in which Samarkhand Summit was discussed. Jaishankar shared a table with Foreign Ministers of China Wang Yi, Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto, Russia Sergey Lavrov and central Asian countries at the ministerial meeting in Tashkent on Friday.

 

 

While India underlined the potential of Chabahar port for SCO's economic future, Pakistan's Foreign Minister promoted the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for trans-regional trade, including in a meeting with Taliban-appointed Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi.

 

Jaishankar also highlighted that the world faces an energy and food crisis due to disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and Ukraine conflict. "Participated in the SCO Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Tashkent. Highlighted that the world faces an energy and food crisis due to disruptions from the Covid pandemic and Ukraine conflict. This needs to be urgently addressed," tweeted Jaishankar.

 

Speaking about the upcoming SCO summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand in September, he said that India will give the fullest support for the success of the Samarkand Summit. "Today's meeting of Foreign Ministers was very useful in preparing for the Samarkand summit, tweeted Jaishankar.

 

 

Uzbekistan, the current chair of the organization, will host the annual summit in the city of Samarkand on September 15-16. The meeting discussed the preparations for the forthcoming SCO Summit of Heads of State scheduled to be held in Samarkand on 15-16 September 2022 and witnessed a dialogue on international and regional issues.

 

Jaishankar held bilateral talks with his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, but no meetings with Bhutto, Wang or Muttaqi. The Russian embassy in Delhi tweeted that Jaishankar also held talks with Russian Foreign Minister Mr. Lavrov while in Tashkent, where it said they discussed bilateral ties and regional and international problems.

 

Jaishankar also reiterated India's position on Afghanistan and underlined the potential of Chabahar port for SCO's economic future. "Reiterated India's position on Afghanistan and highlighted our humanitarian support: wheat, medicines, vaccines and clothing. Underlined the potential of Chabahar port for SCO's economic future," tweeted Jaishankar.

 

 

Earlier this month, Belarus submitted its application to join the SCO. SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming confirmed the receipt of Belarus' application and said that the organization stands ready to begin all necessary legal procedures.