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VISITOR'S
BOOK
MEETING OF COUNCIL
OF HEADS OF STATE OF
SCO, BISHKEK
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rime Minister Shri Narendra Modi attended the meeting of
Council of Heads of State (CHS) of Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) on June
13-14, 2019. This was the second CHS meeting after India
became a member of SCO. Prime Minister Modi had also
attended the last CHS meeting in Qingdao (China) on June
9-10, 2018. India actively took part in the various SCO
dialogue mechanisms under the Chairmanship of the Kyrgyz
Republic over the past year. The leaders participating in the
Summit focused their discussions on the global security
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi at the delegation level meeting of
the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit, in Bishkek, Kyrgyz
Republic on June 14, 2019.
situation, multilateral economic cooperation, people-to-
people exchanges and also on topical issues of international
and regional importance.
VISIT OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS MINISTER TO BHUTAN
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External Affairs Minister meets Dr. Tandi Dorji, Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Bhutan in Thimphu (June 7, 2019)
hutan has been a close friend of India and bilateral
ties between the two countries are on an upswing
in the last few years. Newly appointed External Aff airs
Minister and former External Aff airs Secretary Dr. S.
Jaishankar visited Bhutan on 7-8 June, 2019. This was
his fi rst visit abroad as the foreign External Aff airs
Minister. External Aff airs Minister met Bhutan’s top
leadership, including Prime Minister Lotay Tshering
and discussed important elements of the bilateral
ties with emphasis on development partnership and
cooperation in the hydropower sector. India and
Bhutan share an exceptional and time tested bilateral
relationship, characterized by utmost trust, goodwill and
mutual understanding. During the visit, the two sides
deliberated entire gamut of bilateral relations, including
the upcoming high-level exchanges, economic
development and hydro-power cooperation. Bhutan
was Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fi rst overseas visit
after assuming charge in 2014.
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