ISLAMABAD: Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shared a cordial second, shaking fingers and exchanging greetings earlier than a dinner hosted by him forward of the 23rd Assembly of the Council of Heads of Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Earlier that day, Jaishankar landed in Islamabad to attend the 23rd Assembly of the Council of Heads of Authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the place he was warmly obtained at Nur Khan Airbase by Ilyas Mehmood Nizami, Director Common (South Asia) of Pakistan’s Ministry of Overseas Affairs.
#WATCH | Islamabad: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif welcomes EAM Dr S Jaishankar and different SCO Council Heads of Authorities, to a dinner hosted by him.
EAM is in Pakistan to take part within the 23rd Assembly of SCO Council of Heads of Authorities.
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Kids wearing conventional apparel introduced bouquets of flowers to the international dignitaries. A crimson carpet was rolled out to welcome the visitors, underscoring the significance of the occasion and the cordial relations between the 2 nations, as per the assertion. The 2-day assembly of SCO CHG, the second highest discussion board throughout the SCO, might be chaired by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif as the present chair of the Council, the assertion additional stated.
As per the assertion, Pakistan had assumed the rotating chair of the SCO CHG for 2023-24 on the earlier assembly held in Bishkek on October 26, 2023, the place the nation was represented by then interim Overseas Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani. In a submit on X, Jaishankar stated, “Landed in Islamabad to participate in SCO Council of Heads of Authorities Assembly.”
The 23rd SCO CHG is all set to kick off on Wednesday in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, with top-notch safety measures in place. The Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated that the assembly will give attention to the commerce and financial agenda of the organisation. Jaishankar will lead the Indian delegation on the 23rd Assembly of the SCO.
