Astana (Kazakhstan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Chinese President Xi Jinping here ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.
“PM Narendra Modi meets President of China Xi Jinping on margins of SCO Summit in Astana,” Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Gopal Baglay tweeted with pictures of both the leaders.
Modi thanked Jinping for China’s support for India’s full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
“I got the opportunity to meet you again during the SCO summit. I am grateful to you for your efforts and support for India’s SCO membership,” PM Modi told the Chinese President.
It may be mentioned here that this is the first Modi-Xi meeting this year. The meet comes soon after India’s boycott of the OBOR conference which was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
After participating in the summit on Friday, Modi will also attend the World Exposition hosted by Kazakhstan, before returning to India.