Indian Foreign Minister Jaisankhar to visit Pakistan to attend SCO summit
This will be the first visit by an Indian foreign minister to Pakistan in nearly a decade.
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to visit Pakistan on October 15 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting.
Confirming his visit, Indian foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “The external affairs minister will lead our delegation to Pakistan to participate in the SCO summit which will be held in Islamabad on 15 and 16 October.”
Pakistan extended invitations to all the government heads of the SCO member states, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the upcoming CHG meeting in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch confirmed.
“Islamabad has also received some confirmations for the moot to be hosted by Pakistan on October 15-16,” Baloch said addressing a news briefing.
Earlier in July, Mumtaz Baloch provided details about the upcoming SCO event in Islamabad, stating that the summit would include a ministerial gathering and several meetings of senior officials aimed at enhancing cooperation in finance, economics, socio-cultural matters, and humanitarian efforts among member states.