CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -2020 October 28: Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, chaired the 19th Meeting of Ministers of SCO Member States responsible for Foreign Economic and Foreign Trade activities.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Nineteenth Meeting of Prosecutors General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)Member States was hosted by Shri Tushar Mehta, Solicitor General of India on 29th October, 2021.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 23 September 2022, Kazakhstan chaired the 20th anniversary hybrid (online/personal) Meeting of Prosecutors-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Member States in Astana.

Detailed explanation-4: -The 20th Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State was held on November 10, 2020 (in Video Conference Format). The Meeting was chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin. PM Modi led the Indian delegation.

Detailed explanation-5: -The SCO Heads of Government meet is held annually to focus on the trade and economic agenda of the organisation and approves the SCO’s annual budget. 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.