20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State was held on November 10, 2020 (in Video Conference Format). The Meeting was chaired by the President of the Russian Federation Mr. Vladimir Putin. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi led the Indian delegation. Other SCO Member States were represented by their Presidents, while India and Pakistan were represented at the level of Prime Minister. Other participants were: Secretary General of the SCO Secretariat, Executive Director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, the Presidents of the four Observers (Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, Mongolia) of the SCO.
This was the first SCO Summit held in Virtual Format and third meeting that India participated after becoming a full member in 2017. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in his address to the SCO leaders congratulated President Vladimir Putin for organizing the meeting despite challenges and constraints arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister, in his address, highlighted the imperative of a reformed multilateralism to meet the expectation of a world suffering from the social and financial after-effects of the pandemic. India, as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, beginning from 1 January 2021, will focus on the theme of ‘reformed multilateralism’ to bring about desirable changes in global governance.
Prime Minister reiterated India’s firm belief in regional peace, security and prosperity and raising voice against terrorism, smuggling of illegal weapons, drugs and money-laundering. He mentioned that India’s brave soldiers participated in about 50 UN peacekeeping missions and India's Pharma industry supplying essential medicines to more than 150 countries during the pandemic.
Prime Minister underlined India’s strong cultural and historical connect with the SCO region and reiterated India’s firm commitment towards strengthening connectivity in the region with initiatives like International North-South Transport Corridor, Chabahar Port and Ashgabat Agreement. He also extended full support to observing the 20th anniversary of SCO in 2021 as the "SCO Year of Culture” and spoke of India’s own initiatives to hold the first SCO exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage to be organized by National Museum of India, SCO Food Festival in India next year and the translation of Ten regional language literary works into Russian and Chinese.
Prime Minister expressed India’s readiness to host the next regular Meeting of SCO Council of Heads of Government on November 30, 2020 in virtual format. India has also proposed to set up a Special Working Group on Innovation and Startups and a Sub Group on Traditional Medicine within SCO. He elaborated on India's vision of a "Aatma Nirbhar Bharat" (Self-reliant India) in the post-pandemic world that could prove to be a force multiplier for the global economy and the economic progress of the SCO region.
Prime Minister congratulated President Emomali Rahmon of the Republic of Tajikistan for assuming the chairmanship of SCO next year and assured full cooperation from India.
United Nations ने अपने 75 years पूरे किए हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 10, 2020
लेकिन अनेक सफलताओं के बाद भी संयुक्त राष्ट्र का मूल लक्ष्य अभी अधूरा है।
महामारी की आर्थिक और सामाजिक पीड़ा से जूझ रहे विश्व की अपेक्षा है कि UN की व्यवस्था में आमूलचूल परिवर्तन आए: PM
एक ‘reformed multilateralism" जो आज की वैश्विक वास्तविकताओं को दर्शाए, जो सभी stakeholders की अपेक्षाओं, समकालीन चुनौतियों, और मानव कल्याण जैसे विषयों पर चर्चा करे।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 10, 2020
इस प्रयास में हमें SCO सदस्य राष्ट्रों का पूर्ण समर्थन मिलने की अपेक्षा है: PM
अभूतपूर्व महामारी के इस अत्यंत कठिन समय में भारत के फार्मा उद्योग ने 150 से अधिक देशों को आवश्यक दवाएं भेजी हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 10, 2020
दुनिया के सबसे बड़े वैक्सीन उत्पादक देश के रूप में भारत अपनी वैक्सीन उत्पादन और वितरण क्षमता का उपयोग इस संकट से लड़ने में पूरी मानवता की मदद करने के लिए करेगा: PM
परन्तु, यह दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण है कि SCO agenda में बार-बार अनावश्यक रूप से द्विपक्षीय मुद्दों को लाने के प्रयास हो रहे हैं, जो SCO Charter और Shanghai Spirit का उल्लंघन करते हैं।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 10, 2020
इस तरह के प्रयास SCO को परिभाषित करने वाली सर्वसम्मति और सहयोग की भावना के विपरीत हैं: PM
भारत का शांति, सुरक्षा और समृद्धि पर दृढ़ विश्वास है।
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 10, 2020
और हमने हमेशा आतंकवाद, अवैध हथियारों की तस्करी, ड्रग्स और मनी लॉन्डरिंग के विरोध में आवाज उठाई है।
भारत SCO Charter में निर्धारित सिद्धांतों के अनुसार SCO के तहत काम करने की अपनी प्रतिबद्धता में दृढ़ रहा है: PM
