Bilawal Bhutto: SCO Meeting Jaishankar lashed out in the presence of the Pakistani Foreign Minister, saying – cross-border terrorism is not tolerated

Posted on 5th May 2023 by rohit kumar

The meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers started on Friday in Panaji, Goa. Before the meeting, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. Jaishankar welcomed the foreign ministers of the SCO member countries. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has also reached India to attend this meeting. The Indian Foreign Minister received the Pakistani Foreign Minister ahead of the foreign ministers' meeting on Friday.

 

India raised the issue of terrorism in the meeting

In his address during the SCO meeting, Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar raised the issue of terrorism and indirectly targeted Pakistan. Jaishankar said that terrorism continues to wreak havoc. We strongly believe that terrorism cannot be justified in any way and it must be stopped. This includes cross-border terrorism and all other forms of terrorism. The basic objective of the SCO meeting is to combat terrorism.

 

English should be made the official language

S Jaishankar also said that reforms and modernization of SCO were also discussed. India has been demanding for a long time that English be made the third official language of the SCO, to enable more in-depth discussions among the English-speaking member states. India also sought support from member countries in favor of its demand.

 

Jaishankar and Bilawal joined hands!

Pakistani Foreign Minister arrived in Goa on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's meeting. On Thursday evening, a dinner program was organized in honor of the foreign ministers of the SCO member countries. During this, the foreign ministers greeted each other. According to media reports, both leaders shook hands but the photographs have not been revealed. Let us inform you that after about 12 years, the Foreign Minister of Pakistan is visiting India. Earlier in the year 2011, the then Foreign Minister of Pakistan Hina Rabbani Khar visited India.

 

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