{"id":313275,"date":"2019-06-13T05:12:20","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T05:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=313275"},"modified":"2019-06-14T08:00:50","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T08:00:50","slug":"pm-narendra-modi-departs-for-bishkek-to-attend-two-day-sco-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/pm-narendra-modi-departs-for-bishkek-to-attend-two-day-sco-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Narendra Modi departs for Bishkek to attend two-day SCO summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-313276 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Narendra-Modi-..bishek-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/Narendra-Modi-..bishek-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/Narendra-Modi-..bishek-383x420.jpg 383w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2019\/06\/Narendra-Modi-..bishek.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning departed for Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan to attend the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which is being held from June 13 to June 14. He will take part in various multilateral programmes and also meet world leaders in separate bilateral meetings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">This is Modi&#8217;s first multilateral summit after he assumed office for the second term.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cPM @narendramodi leaves for Bishkek, where he will join the SCO Summit. He will take part in various multilateral programmes and also meet world leaders in separate bilateral meetings,\u201d PMO said in a tweet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, \u201cStrengthening India\u2019s presence on the global stage For the 1st multilateral engagement post re-election, PM @narendramodi embarks on a two-day visit to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of State meeting on 13-14 June 2019 in Bishkek, #Kyrgyz Republic.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe SCO Summit will be followed by the bilateral component of the visit to Kyrgyz Republic on 14 June. PM Modi will have delegation-level talks with President Jeenbekov and jointly inaugurate the India-Kyrgyz Business Forum with Kyrgyz President,\u201d Kumar added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Meanwhile, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will also attend the summit. But no bilateral meetings have been scheduled between PM Modi and PM Khan, the Ministry of External Affairs had said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Moreover, the ministry announced that Prime Minister Modi\u2019s aircraft will not fly over Pakistan airspace to Bishkek and instead will take an alternative route.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Before embarking for Bishkek, PM Modi on Wednesday said in a tweet, \u201cI shall join the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Bishkek, on 13th and 14th June. We attach great importance to SCO and I look forward to a productive Summit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cAfter the SCO Summit, I shall be holding extensive talks with President Jeenbekov of the Kyrgyz Republic as a part of a bilateral visit. I will jointly address the first meeting of India-Kyrgyz Business Forum, an endeavour to promote commercial linkages between our nations,\u201d Modi added.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday morning departed for Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan to attend the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which is being held from June 13 to June 14. He will take part in various multilateral programmes and also meet world leaders in separate bilateral meetings. 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