CURRENT AFFAIRS

2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country had a talk with SCO Secretary-General With Union Ministers recently?
A
India
B
Pakistan
C
Indonesia
D
Iran
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -On 15 September 2022, Iran signed a memorandum of obligations to join the SCO at the 2022 summit, and will join the organization subject to its parliament ratifying a number of agreements. On 27 November 2022, the Iranian parliament approved Iran’s membership to the SCO.

Detailed explanation-2: -The SCO summit was held two years later in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on 15 and 16 September. The next meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in 2023 in India.

Detailed explanation-3: -China’s outgoing ambassador to the European Union, Zhang Ming, has taken over as the new secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Zhang, who served for four years as the head of the Chinese mission to the EU, assumed office on January 1, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 21st Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, SCO Council of Heads of Government was held in the virtual format on Tuesday evening. External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar represented India in the meeting.

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