SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) annual summit is being held in Uzbekistan

The 22nd meeting of the Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

is being held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

This two-day conference is starting from today.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established in 2001 in Shanghai, China.

It is an organization of eight countries.

SCO member countries include China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday left for Samarkand in Uzbekistan where he will attend a meeting of top leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

Prime Minister Modi has reached Samarkand.  

1. Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit.

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2. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin holding tripartite talks with the President of Mongolia.

The talks took place on the sidelines of the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.


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3. Russian President Vladimir Putin met Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting.


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4. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with Iran's counterpart Ibrahim Raisi on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.


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5. Journalist at the press center in Samarkand watching the live broadcast of the Shanghai summit.

Russia says an "alternative" to the Western world will be prepared at this conference.


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6. Chinese President Xi Jinping seen at a news event on a screen outside the venue in Uzbekistan.

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7. Strict security arrangements have been made on the roads of Samarkand.

National Guard Special Force personnel are deployed.


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8. Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev


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9. Locals walk before the summit at Registan Square in Samarkand


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10. A local woman selling dryfruits in a market in Samarkand.

Uzbekistan is a big market for dryfruits and nuts