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No formal Indo-Pak meeting on SCO sidelines, confirms Indian Ambassador

India and Pakistan will not hold any formal meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit scheduled to begin tomorrow in China, India’s ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale said.

New Delhi and Islamabad will be participating in the two-day SCO Summit for the first time as full members of the group after securing permanent during the Astana Summit in Kazakhstan in June last year.

“Neither have we nor has Pakistan asked for a formal meeting but during such summits leaders may talk on the sidelines but there will be no formal meeting (with Pakistan)”, Indian Ambassador to China, Gautam Bambawale said.

President Mamnoon Hussain will be representing Pakistan at the SCO Summit, the Foreign Office said on Thursday. Ambassador Bambawale underscored that terror will certainly form a substantial part of discussions at the summit.

Prime Minister Modi is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the summit, where the two leaders are expected to take stock of the implementations of ideas that they had decided during their informal summit in Wuhan last month.

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The entire gamut of bilateral ties, including issues related to boundary, security and defence, were discussed in the 17th round of Foreign Office Consultations between India and Myanmar, the External Affairs Ministry has said.

In the meeting held yesterday, the Indian side was led by Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, while U Myint Thu, Permanent Secretary, Myanmar Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the other side.

“During the discussions, the two sides reviewed the complete range of bilateral relations, including high-level visits, security and defence related issues, boundary matters and border management, trade and commerce, development cooperation, connectivity, cultural and consular matters.

“They also exchanged views on sub-regional, regional and global issues of mutual interest,” a statement from the External Affairs Ministry said.

Last month, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj had paid a two-day visit to Myanmar, during which she met the country’s president U Win Myint and, State Counsellor and Minister for Foreign Affairs Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

During her visit, boundary and border related issues, peace and security matters, developments in the Rakhine State, including return of displaced Rohingyas, India’s development assistance to Myanmar, ongoing projects, and other issues of mutual interest were discussed.

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