Daily Current Affairs / Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 21st meeting of SCO virtually
Category : National Published on: September 19 2021
· The 21st meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held on September 17, 2021 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan in a hybrid format.
· The meeting was chaired by the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
· This was the first SCO summit held in a hybrid format and the fourth summit in which India participated as a full member of the SCO.
Important facts
About Shanghai Cooperation Organization
v Headquarters: Beijing, China
v Secretary General: Vladimir Norovi
v Founded: 15 June 2001
v Official languages: Chinese and Russian
v Abbreviation: SCO
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