India invites FM Bilawal Bhutto, CJP in SCO meeting    

• India will host Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) this year.
• SCO foreign minister’s meeting will be held in May 2023.
• CJP is also invited to this important regional forum meeting.

ISLAMABAD: India has invited the Foreign Minister of Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Atta Bandial to Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

The India will host of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) this year. Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran, and Central Asian States are part of SCO. The SCO foreign minister’s meeting will be held in the Indian state of Goa in May 2023.

On other hand, Chief Justice of Pakistan is also invited to this important regional forum meeting.

However, there is no response from the foreign ministry on this matter yet but participation in the key regional forum will be decided after consultation with all the stakeholders.

Diplomatic sources said that the decision regarding participation in the meeting in India will be taken after consultation with all stakeholders.

Earlier, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari emphasised on enhancing economic and trade cooperation amongst member states of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressed a virtual meeting of the Council of Heads of Government (CHG) of SCO countries.

The foreign minister underscored that building greater connectivity across the SCO region would help unlock the political and economic potential of intra-SCO cooperation, Radio Pakistan reported. He stressed that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor supplements SCO’s vision of shared prosperity through regional connectivity and integration.

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