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Detailed explanation-1: -The meeting of the Heads of State Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held on 8-9 June 2017 in Astana . Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev chaired the meeting.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2017 SCO summit was the 17th annual summit of heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation held between 7-10 June in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Detailed explanation-3: -India and Pakistan signed the memorandum of obligations in June 2016 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, thereby starting the formal process of joining the SCO as full members. On 9 June 2017, at the historic summit in Astana, India and Pakistan officially joined SCO as full-members.

Detailed explanation-4: -Visit the website for the latest information on India as SCO Chair, calendar of events and other updates!” India received the SCO rotating presidency yesterday in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. India will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the 22nd Head of State summit meeting 2022 of the SCO at Samarkand, Uzbekistan in September, India formally received the SCO rotating presidency. India will hold the presidency of the grouping for a year until September 2023.