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Sushma Swaraj attends dinner by Russian PM at SCO summit

ANI
Published : Dec 1, 2017, 8:44 am IST
Updated : Dec 1, 2017, 8:44 am IST

Both India and Pak became SCO members in June, backed by Russia and China respectively.

Swaraj will have bilateral meetings with several leaders on the sidelines of the summit. (Photo: ANI)
 Swaraj will have bilateral meetings with several leaders on the sidelines of the summit. (Photo: ANI)

Sochi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Sushma Swaraj has attended a joint dinner hosted by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in honour of the participants of the meeting of council of heads of govenment of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states in Sochi.

The two-day SCO Summit being held in Russia's Sochi began on Thursday.

Swaraj will have bilateral meetings with several leaders on the sidelines of the summit.

She will be attending the restricted meeting of the heads of delegations on Friday, which will be followed by the preliminary sessions.

In June, India along with Pakistan had become a full-fledged member of the SCO.

India's membership was strongly pushed by Russia, while Pakistan's entry was backed by China.

Swaraj will return back to India on Saturday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had attended the SCO summit in June in Astana, the capital city of Kazakhstan.

Tags: sushma swaraj, dmitry medvedev, shanghai co-operation organisation, narendra modi
Location: Russian Federation, Krasnodar, Sotši