CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting took place in Tashkent on July 28-29 under the Chairmanship of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Detailed explanation-2: -20th Meeting of Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States organized at Astana, Kazakhstan. As precursor to the event on 23rd September, 2022 Dr.

Detailed explanation-3: -This comes at a time when the relationship between both countries has nosedived over a combination of factors like terrorism. Pakistan is yet to respond to India’s invitation. India, the chair of SCO, will host the key ministerial meetings and summit in Goa in the first week of May.

Detailed explanation-4: -S. Jaishankar, Hon’ble External Affairs led delegation participated in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of SCO Member States in Tashkent on 28-29 July 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -India has taken over as Chairperson of the SCO for 2023, and will host leaders of all SCO countries at a summit in Delhi expected in mid-2023. Earlier, the SCO summit 2022 was held recently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.