Sushma Swaraj meets Kyrgyzstan Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov

Bishkek: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj held a “productive discussion” with her Kyrgyz counterpart Chingiz Aidarbekov ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting here on Tuesday.

“Sushma Swaraj had a productive discussion with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Aidarbekov on all aspects of bilateral relations, including in political & defence, trade & investment, health, capacity building and people-to-people ties, “External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

The Union Minister today embarked on a two-day visit to Bishkek to represent India in the meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers of the SOC.  The meeting will be the second that India will be attending as a full member of SCO.

The meeting will exchange views on issues of international and regional importance. It will also review the preparations for the forthcoming SCO Summit in Bishkek which commences on the 13th of next month.

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