China on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s participation within the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin, expressing hope that the summit would foster solidarity, friendship and ship “fruitful outcomes.”
Chinese language Overseas Ministry spokesman Guo Jiaqun expressed hope that the Tianjin SCO summit will lead the SCO to a brand new stage of high-quality growth with better coordination, dynamism and productiveness.
“China welcomes Prime Minister Modi to China for the SCO Tianjin Summit. We consider that with the concerted effort of all events, the Tianjin summit can be a gathering of solidarity, friendship and fruitful outcomes, and the SCO will enter a brand new stage of high-quality growth that includes better solidarity, coordination, dynamism and productiveness,” Chinese language Overseas Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun mentioned throughout an everyday media briefing in Beijing.
In response to Chinese language Overseas Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun, the SCO summit to be held in Tianjin from August 31 to September 1 would be the largest summit ever held because the organisation was based. Leaders from greater than 20 international locations, together with all SCO member states, and heads of 10 worldwide organisations are anticipated to attend the summit.
In response to reviews, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to journey to China to attend the SCO Summit, which can be held in Tianjin Metropolis from August 31 to September 1. This can be PM Modi’s first go to to China because the violent Galwan conflict in 2020, which severely strained bilateral ties.
PM Modi had earlier travelled to China in 2019. He additionally held a gathering with Chinese language President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, in 2024.
Galwan Valley Conflict
The Galwan Valley conflict, one of many deadliest encounters between India and China in over 4 many years, befell between Indian and Chinese language troops in japanese Ladakh on the evening of June 15, 2020. As per present agreements between the 2 international locations, firearms weren’t used within the conflict and the troopers fought utilizing stones, sticks and different improvised weapons.
Twenty Indian troopers, together with a commanding officer, have been martyred within the conflict, whereas round 43 Chinese language troopers have been additionally reported to have been casualties.
What’s SCO?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a everlasting intergovernmental worldwide organisation established in Shanghai on June 15, 2001. The member states of SCO embrace India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
(With IANS Inputs)