CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Nirmala Sitharaman attended the meeting of Ministers of Defence of SCO Member Countries on 29-30 April 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Detailed explanation-2: -The last summit was held in June 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. According to sources, the Prime Minister will reach Samarkand on September 14 and return on September 16. The summit is important for India as it will assume the rotational presidency of the SCO at the end of the Samarkand summit.

Detailed explanation-3: -Joint Communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ Meeting (24 August 2022, Tashkent)

Detailed explanation-4: -Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is visiting Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 23rd to 25th August, 2022 to attend the Annual Meeting of the Defence Ministers’ of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.