External Affairs Minister Smt. Sushma Swaraj will be attending the meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of Shanghai Cooperation Organization to be held in Bishkek (Kyrgyz Republic) on 21-22 May 2019.
This will be the second CFM meeting that India will be attending as a full member of SCO. External Affairs Minister had also attended the last CFM meeting in Beijing (China) on 23-24 April 2018. India actively took part in various SCO dialogue mechanisms under
the Chairmanship of the Kyrgyz Republic over the past year. The next SCO Summit will be held in Bishkek on 13-14 June 2019.
The CFM meeting in Bishkek will review the preparations for the forthcoming SCO Summit in Bishkek on 13-14 June 2019 and also exchange views on topical issues of international and regional importance.
External Affairs Minister’s programme in Bishkek will include the meeting of Council of SCO Foreign Ministers and a joint call of SCO Foreign Ministers on Kyrgyz President H.E. Mr.Sooranbay Jeenbekov.
New Delhi
May 20, 2019