<p>Qingdao [China], June 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held a meeting with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev on the sidelines of the 18th summit of the eight-nation Shanghai cooperation Organisation (SCO) in China's Qingdao city.</p><p>It is pertinent to mention that India and Pakistan became full members of the group at Astana Summit in Kazakhstan in June last year.</p><p>Furthermor, Prime Minister Modi met Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Saturday.</p><p>He also met with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and talked about key sectors of bilateral cooperation.</p><p>The recent meetings constitute a part of India's growing engagement with resource-rich Central Asia.</p><p>Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi along with heads of other member states of the SCO inked a number of agreements at the signing ceremony of the 18th SCO Summit at Qingdao International Convention Center.</p><p>The SCO leaders signed the Qingdao Declaration and some other agreements on security, economic cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges.</p><p>China's President Xi Jinping addressed a joint press conference following the signing-in ceremony.</p><p>PM Modi and Pakistani President Mamnoon Hussain shook hands after signing of agreements between the SCO nations.</p><p>This is the first SCO Summit wherein both India and Pakistan are attending as full-time members.</p><p>The final day of the two-day annual summit commenced with a welcome ceremony and a group photo of leaders of the eight SCO member-states.</p><p>The SCO was founded in Shanghai 17 years ago and it now accounts for nearly half of the world's population and over 20 per cent of global GDP.</p><p>It is by far the largest regional organisation in the world.(ANI)</p><br/><center><em><p>This story has not been edited. It has been published as provided by ANI</p></em></center>
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