EAM S Jaishankar hails SCO's efforts to boost tourism within member states

After India hosted its first meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization on Monday, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took to Twitter and hailed SCO’s efforts to promote tourism amongst member states. grouping's Secretary-General, Vlimir rov arrived in India on Sunday on a four-day trip. group included ‘Statue of Unity’ in its list of ‘Eight Wonders of SCO’. 

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rov me an anuncement on sidelines of an event in India. Earlier, he held talks with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on a range of issues. Usually, hes of government meeting of SCO is represented by foreign ministers while a number of countries send ir prime ministers also. 

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SCO on India’s participation 

According to rov, all member countries are very gl that India is hosting SCO hes of government meeting later this year. India is an important country in region and has huge potential for fueling ecomic growth in region, rov said. India became a full member of China-dominated grouping in 2017. 

As per reports, India's entry into SCO increased  country’s responsibilities in regional geopolitics, besides giving it a pan-Asian hue. India is also keen on deepening its security-related cooperation with SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS). se organisations specifically deal with issues relating to security and defence. 

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PM on SCO 

As per reports, Prime Minister has stated that he is looking forward to participating in Summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS countries in Russia this year. He has also welcomed President Putin in India for 21st bilateral Annual Summit. Before 2017, India was an observer at SCO since 2005 and has generally participated in ministerial-level meetings of grouping which focus mainly on security and ecomic cooperation in Eurasian region. 

(Im Source: @DrSJaishankar)

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