Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, said on Thursday that both his country and Uzbekistan want to develop closer relations with Afghanistan.
Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch stated that Bhutto-Zardari is attending the SCO-CFM meeting at the invitation of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
Bhutto-Zardari will lead the Pakistani delegation to the meeting of SCO Foreign Ministers (CFM) scheduled to be held on 4-5 May in Goa, according to Pakistan s Foreign Ministry, , Bilawal Bhutto, SCO Summit
Antara Ghosal Singh, a scholar on Indo-China ties, says Indian analysts often buy into Chinese propaganda about Beijing not seeing Delhi as a major player.