Islamabad. India’s Foreign Minister S Jaishankar is in Islamabad to attend the SCO meeting. Jaishankar will participate in talks on trade and economy on the second day of the SCO meeting. Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif hosted a dinner at his home on Tuesday in honor of the representatives of SCO member countries. Meanwhile, Sharif and Jaishankar greeted each other. Jaishankar and Sharif shook hands warmly and also had some conversation. However, there has been no sign of any softening in the strained relations between the two sides.
Pakistan is hosting the SCO meeting amid tight security. The 23rd meeting of the SCO Heads of Government Council will be held in Islamabad under the chairmanship of Pakistan. The SCO CHG meeting is held annually. This meeting focuses on the trade and economic agenda of the organization.
Earlier, talks were held between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Mongolia’s PM Luvsannamsren Oyun-Erdene, who came to participate in the meeting, on strengthening bilateral partnership. Jaishankar gave this information by posting a picture on X.