PM Modi begins four-day Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan visit for SCO summit

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New Delhi, August 29
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday began a four-day visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, where he will hold bilateral talks and attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

Modi will visit Uzbekistan from August 29 to 30 at the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev before travelling to Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan until September 1.

I“At the invitation of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, I will visit Tashkent on August 29-30 for a State Visit. In recent years, the India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership has seen significant advancement,” Modi said.

He said he looked forward to discussions with President Mirziyoyev on further strengthening cooperation in trade and investment, digital connectivity, defence and energy, and advancing the shared visions of Viksit Bharat and Yangi Uzbekistan.

The Prime Minister will also visit the Shastri Memorial and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, which he said reflected the close cultural and people-to-people ties between the two countries.

From Tashkent, Modi will travel to Bishkek at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov to participate in the 26th SCO Summit, marking 25 years of the organisation.

“India has been an active and constructive member of the SCO since 2017. I look forward to advancing India’s vision for the region, anchored in Security, Connectivity and Opportunity, and to working with fellow members for a region free from the scourge of terrorism, separatism and extremism, which continue to threaten peace and stability in our neighbourhood and beyond,” he said.
Modi said he also looked forward to meeting President Zhaparov and other SCO leaders and attending the opening ceremony of the sixth World Nomad Games.