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September 16, 2022
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Samarkand – AFP
Russian President Vladimir Putin assured Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday that he hoped the conflict in Ukraine would end as soon as possible, expressing his understanding of India’s concerns about the fighting.
“I know your position on the conflict in Ukraine and your concerns … We will do everything in our power to end it as soon as possible,” Putin told Modi on the sidelines of a regional summit in Uzbekistan.
On Friday, the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leaders began in the historic city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
The summit will be attended by the leaders of the member states, namely Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakh Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadr Jabarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahman, Prime Ministers of Pakistan Shahbaz Sharif and India Narendra Modi, in addition to the President of the Uzbek host country Shaukat. Mirziyoyev.
The leaders of the observer countries will be attended by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Mongolian Okhnangen Khorsukh and Iranian Ibrahim Raisi.
Also participating are the heads of the invited countries, namely, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkmenistan Sardar Berdymukhamedov and Azerbaijani Ilham Aliyev.
Ziyev addressed the official opening of the meeting to the leaders of the member states; Where he presented information about the meeting’s agenda, wishing success for the summit.
It is expected that about 30 documents will be accepted that will develop the activities of the organization, increase the volume of regional trade, and develop cooperation in areas including industry, transport, joint projects and activities in the green economy, innovation, digital technologies, logistics, agriculture and medicine.
The leaders will adopt the “Samarkand Declaration”, a basic document that includes the positions of the OIC countries towards the most prominent regional and global problems.
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