New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar held a meeting with the newly appointed Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), Nurlan Yermekbayev, on Wednesday. This marked Yermekbayev’s first official visit to India since assuming office.
EAM Jaishankar took to social media to share details of the meeting, stating, “Delighted to meet SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Delhi this evening. Congratulated him on assuming this new responsibility. Discussed India’s work in SCO and building of SECURE SCO.”
Delighted to meet SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev in Delhi this evening.
Congratulated him on assuming this new responsibility. Discussed India’s work in SCO and building of SECURE SCO. pic.twitter.com/wDdhY7yt1h
— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) February 5, 2025
Earlier, Secretary (West) of the MEA, Tanmay Lal met the SCO Secretary-General and discussed different avenues of cooperation.
Secy(West) @Tanmaya_Lal met the newly appointed SCO Secretary-General Mr. Nurlan Yermekbayev on his first official visit to India.
Discussions focused on various avenues of cooperation in SCO. #IndiainSCO pic.twitter.com/KHgPWznuMZ
— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) February 4, 2025
The SCO Secretary-General will address the Indian Council of World Affairs at Sapru House. He will lay a wreath at Rajghat upon his arrival. Earlier, EAM S Jaishkanar signed eight outcome documents highlighting India’s contributions during the 23rd SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Islamabad on October 16, 2024.
