ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is scheduled to attend ShanghaiCooperation Organization (SCO) Summit this month in Uzbekistan.
The meeting of SCO China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan andTajikistan, Pakistan and India will take place on 15-16 September 2022 inUzbek capital city of Samarkand.
He is expected to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts fromAfghanistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan,Turkiye, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the summit.
Reports emerged in August claimed that a meeting is likely to be heldbetween PM Shehbaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi.However, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is yet to announce whether Sharifwould meet Indian premier.
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto, who attended the SCO Council of ForeignMinisters Meetingin July, had said that there are no plans of meetingbetween the premiers of the neighbouring countries at SCO summit.
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Meanwhile, a high-profile meeting between Russian President Vladmir Putinand his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping would be held, in a first sinceMoscow launched a military operation against Ukraine.
Uzbekistan took over the chairmanship of the organization from Tajikistanon September 17, 2021 and this year the moot will discuss various matters,including, development of intraregional trade.
