S Jaishankar Greets Pakistan Foreign Minister with "Namastey" at SCO Conclave in Goa

05-05-2023

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar greeted Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with a "Namastey" in Goa at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation conclave.

Zardari is the first Pakistani foreign minister to visit India in almost 12 years and is attending the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers.

The two-day-long meeting of SCO member states began on Thursday in Goa.

The greeting by Jaishankar is seen as a diplomatic gesture towards improving India-Pakistan relations.

The SCO is a regional intergovernmental organization comprising eight member states and aims to promote cooperation in various areas.

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