India to invite Pakistan PM Imran Khan to regional SCO summit

India to invite Pakistan PM Imran Khan to regional SCO summit

Part of: GS Prelims International Organizations  and GS Mains II–India’s foreign relation

In news:

New Delhi will invite Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit

From Prelims point of view:

SCO:

• SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.
• It’s a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation aiming to maintain peace, security and stability in the region.
• It was created in 2001.
• The SCO Charter was signed in 2002, and entered into force in 2003.
• It is a statutory document which outlines the organisation’s goals and principles, as well as its structure and core activities.
• The SCO’s official languages are Russian and Chinese.

Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 17th January 2020