Bishkek, July 24 (IANS) India on Friday reaffirmed its support to Kyrgyzstan’s Chairmanship of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi vision of Security, Connectivity and Opportunity (SCO) as the guiding framework for fostering regional stability, sustainable growth, enhanced cooperation, and enduring friendship among the SCO member states. The message was conveyed by Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh who represented…
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Bishkek, July 23 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, held a meeting with Belarus’ Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxim Ryzhenkov, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Kyrgyzstan’s Cholpon Ata on Thursday. During the meeting, the two ministers reviewed the progress in bilateral cooperation and also spoke about regional and global issues of interest.”Delighted to meet H.E. Mr. Maxim Ryzhen…
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Kirti Vardhan Singh, will travel to Kyrgyzstan on a two-day visit from July 23 to attend the Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). During the meeting set to be held in Cholpon-Ata, the Foreign Ministers will review progress in key areas of SCO cooperation and discuss matters of regional and international significance and discuss matters of regional and international…
Moscow, June 26 (IANS) Russia and Ukraine each exchanged 160 prisoners of war on Friday in the latest swap between the two sides, Russian and Ukrainian authorities said.The Russian Defence Ministry said in a statement that 160 Russian service members had been returned from territory controlled by Kyiv, while 160 Ukrainian prisoners of war were handed over in return.According to the Ministry, the returned Russian service members are receiving medical and psychological assistance in Belarus before…
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairperson Justice (Retd) V. Ramasubramanian on Tuesday virtually participated in the First Consultative Meeting of National Human Rights Institutions, State Bodies and other Organisations of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states. The event was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic and NHRC Secretary General Bharat Lal and Joint Secretary Samir Kumar were also present.The meeting was attended by the Ombudsperson of…
Dushanbe, June 12 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh on Friday reaffirmed India’s commitment to its partnership with Central Asia and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Singh highlighted India’s priorities in the grouping while attending the SCO Conference on ‘Central Asia – The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint Development’ in Tajikistan’s Dushanbe. “Participated in the SCO Conference on “Central Asia – The Core of SCO: A Space of Peace and Joint…
Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) In all 58 leading chess players representing 16 countries will comprise the star-studded field that will be fighting for the various titles in the Masters Section (Category A) of the Masters Chess Tournament, which will be played at the Expo Hall, World Trade Centre, from June 10 to 18.The 58 contestants in the field include four Grandmasters, 34 International Masters, six FIDE Masters, two Women International Masters, and two Candidate Masters.The Masters Section is the fl…
Yerevan, June 7 (IANS) Voting in Armenia’s Parliamentary elections concluded on Sunday with precinct commission members beginning the vote count, local media reported.The election’s first results are expected to be released by Sunday midnight (local time), Russia’s state-owned Tass media reported.Voting began on Sunday in Armenia’s Parliamentary elections, with more than 2.48 million registered voters eligible to cast ballots at 2,005 polling stations across the country.Polling stations opened a…
Paris, June 4 (IANS) There was no handshake at the net after Marta Kostyuk and Mirra Andreeva completed their French Open semifinal on Thursday, a scene that has become increasingly familiar whenever the Ukrainian faces Russian opponents on the WTA Tour.The absence of the customary post-match gesture had been anticipated well before the players stepped onto Court Philippe-Chatrier. Regardless of the result, Kostyuk was expected to maintain a position she has consistently upheld since Russia inva…
Moscow, May 30 (IANS) Russia has summoned its ambassador to Armenia, Sergey Kopyrkin, for consultations over the Armenian leadership’s pivot toward the European Union (EU), the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.The Russian side believes the Armenian move undermines cooperation within the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), according to the release on the ministry’s official website.Russian President Vladimir Putin said a day earlier that Armenia’s choice between the EU and the EAEU is purely an…