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New Delhi, Mar 22 (PTI): India\u2019s new Ambassador to China Pradeep K Rawat on Tuesday met the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Zhang Ming here and discussed various initiatives proposed by India and the country\u2019s upcoming presidency of the eight-member grouping.<\/p>\n
\u201cAmbassador Pradeep K. Rawat met SCO Secretary-General Zhang Ming today,\u201d the Indian Embassy here tweeted.
\nBoth the officials discussed in detail \u201cIndia\u2019s initiatives in the SCO including \u201c#Startups & #Innovation, #Traditional Medicine\u201d as well India\u2019s upcoming SCO Presidency 2022-23,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n
India has proposed new initiatives for cooperation in areas like startups and innovation and traditional medicine among the SCO member states. India is due to take over the presidency of the SCO organisation from September this year. Currently, Uzbekistan is holding the chair of the organisation.<\/p>\n
Rawat, who was previously India\u2019s Ambassador to the Netherlands, took charge of his posting in China this month.
\nChinese diplomat Zhang took charge as the new Secretary-General of the SCO in January this year. He succeeded Vladimir Norov, former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan.<\/p>\n
The Beijing-headquartered SCO is an eight-member economic and security bloc which has emerged as one of the largest transregional international organisations. The SCO was founded at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the Presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan became its permanent members in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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