Question – Where was the 21st meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization held on 17 September 2021 in a hybrid format?
(a) Shanghai
(b) Jakarta
(c) Ufa
(d) Dunshabe
Answer—(d)
Related facts—
- The 21st meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held on 17 September 2021 in a hybrid format.
- Venue — Dunshabe.
- The meeting was chaired by the President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon.
- President of China Xi Jinping, President of Russia Vladimir Putin and heads of state of other member countries participated in this summit.
- Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Summit via video-link. At Dushanbe, India was represented by External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar.
- In his address, Prime Minister highlighted the problems caused by growing radicalisation and extremism in the broader SCO region, which runs counter to the history of the region as a bastion of moderate and progressive cultures and values.
- He noted that recent developments in Afghanistan could further exacerbate this trend towards extremism.
- While speaking about the importance of building connectivity in the region, Prime Minister stressed that connectivity projects should be transparent, participatory and consultative, in order to promote mutual trust.
- The SCO Summit was followed by an Outreach session on Afghanistan between SCO and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO). Prime Minister participated in the outreach session through a video-message.