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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: PM Narendra Modi Returns Home After Attending Leaders' Summit In Samarkand After finishing his two-day visit to Uzbekistan to attend the SCO leaders' summit 2022, Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned home.
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PM Modi Meets Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi On Sidelines Of SCO Summit in Uzbekistan Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on sidelines of SCO Summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
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PM Modi Holds Bilateral Talks With Russian President Vladimir Putin Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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PM Narendra Modi Holds Bilateral Meeting With Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds bilateral meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Samarkand.
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Member Nations Sign Samarkand Declaration, Back Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons After signing of the Samarkand declaration, the heads of the SCO countries declared the inadmissibility of interference in the affairs of states under the pretext of countering terrorism. The SCO countries supported the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the continuation of nuclear disarmament. They also noted the need to further boost international cooperation in the fight against Coronavirus.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: Putin hails growing influence of 'new centres of power' Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the growing influence of "new centres of power", AFP reported.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: Putin congratulates India for assuming presidency next year Russian President Vladimir Putin conveyed a congratulatory message to India for assuming the presidency next year, ANI reported.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE - China will support India for its presidency next year: President Xi Jinping Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates India for hosting the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, next year.
"We will support India for its presidency next year", said Chinese President Xi Jinping, as reported by ANI.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: Uzbekistan proposes Special Economic Zones for member countries Uzbekistan proposes Special Economic Zones for SCO countries. An announcement can be made in this regard in the joint declaration.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE - India focusing on people-centric development model: PM Modi "We are focusing on people-centric development model. We are supporting innovation in every sector. Today there are more than 70,000 start-ups and over 100 unicorns in our country": PM Narendra Modi at the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand.
"India’s economy is expected to grow at the rate of 7.5% this year. I'm glad that ours is one of the fastest growing economies among the largest economies of the world," he added.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE - We want to transform India into a manufacturing hub: PM Narendra Modi "The world is overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic. Several disruptions occurred in the global supply chain because of the COVID and Ukraine crisis. We want to transform India into a manufacturing hub": PM Narendra Modi at the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand, as quoted by ANI.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: PM Modi joins SCO member states for discussions "Prime Minister Narendra Modi joins the leaders of SCO Member States for discussions on topical, regional and international issues, including regional peace and security, trade and connectivity, culture and tourism," tweets MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: Leaders pose for group photograph at Samarkand summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev & other leaders pose for a group photograph at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO ) Summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: PM Narendra Modi meets Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Samarkand Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO ) Summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: PM Narendra Modi to join SCO Summit 2022 shortly PM Narendra Modi to join SCO Summit 2022 shortly.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: Summit to begin shortly PM Modi to take part in bilateral discussions SCO Summit 2022 to begin shortly, PM Modi to take part in bilateral discussions
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: Air patrolling in Uzbekistan's Samarkand Air patrolling done in Uzbekistan's Samarkand ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO ) Summit starting today.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: PM Modi on bilateral talks "At the SCO Summit, I look forward to exchanging views on topical, regional and international issues, the expansion of SCO and further deepening of multifaceted and mutually beneficial cooperation within the Organisation," PM Modi said in a pre-departure statement.
"Under the Uzbek chairship, a number of decisions for mutual cooperation are likely to be adopted in areas of trade, economy, culture, and tourism," he added.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: First in-person summit after two years The SCO is holding its first in-person summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand after two years. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the meeting besides Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: PM Modi in Samarkand Today to attend Summit, set to hold bilateral meetings with leaders PM Modi to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit today. After that, he will also attend various meetings with SCO leaders. Further, PM Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with leaders of Russia, Uzbekistan & Iran, today
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: Russia Happy About Iran Joining SCO Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday met his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi here on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Uzbekistan's Samarkand and expressed his happiness about Tehran joining the eight-member grouping.
"As we agreed with you, we have done everything for Iran to become a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Our partners in this organisation have supported your application, all that is left is one last formality. It is indeed a formality, and Iran is joining this already serious, large, and authoritative international organisation," Russia's state-run Tass news agency quoted Putin as saying.
Putin stressed that Moscow and Tehran have similar views on many international issues.
The 22nd heads of states summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Samarkand are expected to finalise the admission of Iran and grant the status of a dialogue partner to Egypt, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
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SCO Summit 2022 LIVE: PM Modi Reaches Samarkand To Attend SCO Summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, which is set to deliberate on regional security challenges, boosting trade and energy supplies among other issues.
"Landed in Samarkand to take part in the SCO Summit," Modi tweeted.
At the airport, he was welcomed by Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov, ministers, the Governor of the Samarkand region and senior officials.