Xi Says Will Support India In Organising SCO Summit Next Year
The regional summit in Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Xingping coming face-to-face for the first time today since the start of the military standoff in Ladakh in 2020. New Delhi: Chinese President Xi Jingping today extended his good wishes to India on taking over the chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, adding that Beijing will support New Delhi in organising the summit next year. The regional summit in Uzbekistan's historic city of Samarkand saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi Xingping coming face-to-face for the first time today since the start of the military standoff in Ladakh in 2020. Although there has been speculation of possible bilaeral meeting between PM Modi and Chinese President, the government has neither confirmed nor denied it. "We will keep you fully apprised when the PM's schedule of bilateral meetings unfolds," Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said when asked about the...