PM Modi to attend SCO summit in Bishkek

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for a two-day visit to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan on Thursday to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on June 13-14. India will also hold bilateral meetings with President Xi Jinping of China and President Vladimir Putin of Russia on the sidelines of the SCO summit at Bishkek this week, the Ministry of External Affairs stated during a press briefing on Monday.