ISLAMABAD : Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General Zhang Ming is visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to attend the SCO annual summit, which will take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September 15–16. Zhang Ming is in Pakistan for three days starting on Friday, The News reported.
As per reports, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also take part the summit, which will offer an opportunity to the prime ministers of Pakistan and India to come face-to-face.
An accidental meeting between Shehbaz and Modi couldn't be ruled out given that both men would be in the same complex for two days, highly placed diplomatic sources told The News here on Thursday. "Considering that India hasn't yet sought one, no formal meeting between the two has been scheduled. If such a request is made, Pakistan will respond favourably "sources said.
The group's full members are China, Pakistan, Russia, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan. The new group chair has already listed the group's goals and objectives. These include initiatives to increase the organization's potential and power, maintain regional peace and stability, combat poverty, and provide food security.
Discussions will also focus on creating a strategy for the growth of intra-regional commerce, which will include steps to remove trade obstacles, unify technical regulations, and digitalize customs processes.
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