Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will visit the Kyrgyz Republic on 23-24 July. He will participate in the meeting of foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) there. In this meeting, preparations for the upcoming SCO summit will be reviewed.
New Delhi [भारत]July 21 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will be on a two-day official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic from July 23 to 24. He will participate in the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) there.
In an official statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday, the ministry gave details of the minister’s upcoming visit to Cholpon-Etah town. “Minister of State for External Affairs, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh will pay an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic to attend the meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on July 23-24, 2026, to be held in Cholpon-Ata city,” the Ministry of External Affairs said.
summit preparations
Highlighting the agenda of deliberations, the ministry said that the meeting serves as a prelude to the upcoming summit of heads of state. The Ministry of External Affairs further said, “The SCO CFM meeting is held in preparation for the SCO Leadership Summit to be held in Bishkek on 31 August – 01 September 2026. The Foreign Ministers will review progress in key areas of SCO cooperation and exchange views on matters of regional and international importance. They are expected to finalize documents and decisions to be adopted by the Heads of State at the Bishkek Summit.”
Bilateral meetings will also be held
The Ministry of External Affairs further said that Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh will participate in high-level multilateral talks during his visit. “During the visit, the Minister of State is expected to hold bilateral meetings with counterparts from SCO member states on the sidelines of the CFM,” the statement further said. (ANI)
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