INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Foreign Minister of India Subrahmanyam Jaishankar speaks at the Business Day of the Conference of Heads of German Missions Abroad at the
Federal Foreign Office, in Berlin, Tuesday Sept
10, 2024.(Photo: PTI)2 min read Last Updated : Oct 05 2024 | 4:23 PM IST
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday noted that
his upcoming visit to Pakistan will be for a multilateral event and he is not going to have any discussions on India and Pakistan ties
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan
At present, the forum has expanded to include a total of nine member states, including India, which became a permanent member of the forum
Pakistan was also incorporated as a member in the same year
Iran is also a permanent member of the body.
The SCO consists of two main bodies: the Beijing-based Secretariat, and the Executive
Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) located in Tashkent.
The organisation also has three observer states:
Afghanistan, Belarus, and Mongolia; and 14 other dialogue partners, including Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, among others.
Army deployed
for security
Given the high-profile event, the Pakistani government has decided to deploy the army for the security of the summit, while
say if the foreign minister would meet any Pakistani leaders on the sidelines
This will be the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade.First Published: Oct 05 2024 | 4:21 PMIST
