Samarkand Summit News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the world is overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic He said several disruptions occurred in the global supply chain due to the Covid-19 and Ukraine crisis "We are supporting innovation in every sector. Today there are more than 70,000 start-ups and over 100 unicorns in our country," PM Modi said

The SCO currently comprises eight Member States -China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Four Observer States interested in acceding to full membership are Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran, and Mongolia Six "Dialogue Partners" include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey The Shanghai Five, formed in 1996, became the SCO in 2001 with the inclusion of Uzbekistan.