Though the two-day SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting began at the Taj Exotica Resort in Benaulim on Thursday evening with a reception hosted by Jaishankar, the main deliberations took place on Friday.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday greeted his Pakistani counterpart Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, China s Qin Gang and other foreign ministers with a namaste on their arrival at the venue of the India-hosted conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Though the two-day SCO
At Thursday evening s reception, Jaishankar shook hands with his Pakistani counterpart like he did with others, according to a few people who are part of Bhtutto-Zardari s entourage.
S Jaishankar had emphasised to his Chinese counterpart, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang, the necessity of resolving the eastern Ladakh border dispute at a meeting a day ago.
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar greeted Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and others with a namaste while welcoming them to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation .