SCO Summit Kicks Off in Style, Fireworks & Gala Dinner for Leaders

Fireworks were set on display in Samarkand as leaders from various countries arrived for the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

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The city of Samarkand is all decked up with colourful lights as the SCO Heads of State arrived in the Uzbekistan capital.

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Narendra Modi arrives in Samarkand, Thursday, Sept 15, 2022, to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conclave.

'Landed in Samarkand to take part in the SCO Summit,' Modi tweeted after landing in Samarkand. 

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At the airport, PM Modi was welcomed by Uzbek counterpart Abdulla Aripov, ministers, Governor of Samarkand region and senior officials.

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PM Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, including with Putin, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev among other leaders.

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