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Sept 16, 2022 10:06 PM

PM Modi meets Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on sidelines of SCO Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit here and the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests. The two leaders are in this historic Uzbek city of Samarkand to attend the 22nd SCO summit.

Sept 16, 2022 9:00 PM

PM Modi tells Russian President Putin 'now is not an era of war'

"I know that today's era is not an era of war, and I have spoken to you on the phone about this," Modi told Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan, adding that democracy, diplomacy and…

Sept 16, 2022 7:53 PM

Putin to PM Modi during bilateral meet:

I know about your position on the conflict in Ukraine & also about your concerns. We want all of this to end as soon as possible. We will keep you in the loop of what is happening there.

Sept 16, 2022 6:28 PM

PM Modi meets Russian President Putin on the sidelines of the SCO

Sept 16, 2022 6:27 PM

PM Modi meets global leaders at the SCO summit in Samarkand | Watch video

Sept 16, 2022 6:15 PM

PM Modi meets Turkish President Erdogan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand during which they discussed ways to deepen bilateral cooperation in diverse sectors.

Sept 16, 2022 5:10 PM

Pakistan PM describes country as a 'sea of water' after floods

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday told the leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation that Pakistan looked like "a sea of water" after unprecedented floods hit his country and called for immediate action to tackle climate change. Sharif was addressing the SCO's Council of Heads of State (CHS) Summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, where he spoke about the climate catastrophe that has led to cataclysmic floods that killed more than 1,500 persons and affected over 33 million people.

Sept 16, 2022 4:10 PM

China, Russia congratulate India

Chinese President Xi said his country congratulates India on assuming next chair of SCO. "We will support India in hosting the summit next year," he said. Russian President Vladimir Putin also conveyed a congratulatory message to India for assuming the presidency the next year.

Sept 16, 2022 2:27 PM

Chinese President Xi said his country congratulates India on assuming next chair of SCO. "We will support India in hosting the summit next year," he said.

Sept 16, 2022 2:27 PM

"Ukraine war and the pandemic have disrupting the global supply chains," said PM Modi while addressing the SCO Summit.

Sept 16, 2022 1:14 PM

PM Modi at SCO: "India has over 70,000 startups and 100 out of that are unicorns...We should increase cooperation on traditional medicine"

Sept 16, 2022 1:13 PM

SCO Summit 2022 LIVE Updates: Focusing on making India a manufacturing hub, says PM Modi

"The world is overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. Several disruptions occurred in the global supply chain because of the COVID and the Ukraine crisis. We want to transform India into a manufacturing hub," said PM Narendra Modi at the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand.

Sept 16, 2022 1:10 PM

PM Modi speaks at SCO meet

Sept 16, 2022 1:08 PM

Xi Jinping urges more 'political trust' with Turkey in Erdogan meeting

China’s President Xi Jinping met his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday, urging "political mutual trust" between the two sides during a regional security meeting in Central Asia.

“The two sides should consolidate political mutual trust, respect each other’s core interests and consolidate the political foundation of China-Turkey strategic cooperative relations,” Xi said, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.

Xi also pushed for more cooperation on his signature Belt and Road global trade initiative, and said the two countries should “contribute to safeguarding international industrial and supply chains, food and energy security”, according to CCTV. (Inputs from AFP)

Sept 16, 2022 12:47 PM

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