Indian Defense Minister urged the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization to work together to eliminate terrorism.

Indian media reported on Wednesday that, India has invited Pakistan’s foreign minister to a meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO) that it is hosting in May.

Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Alexander Venediktov said, The dialogue format on Afghanistan, known as the extended Troika, may be reformed into a ‘five’, with India and Iran participating instead of the US.

Iran’s foreign minister said that Iran has signed a Memorandum of Obligations to become a permanent member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.

All the eight leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, will be attending the summit this week in person in Uzbekistan’s historical city of Samarkand.

Sushma Swaraj, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, reiterated India's commitment in securing peace and security in war-ravaged Afghanistan as she addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting here on Wednesday.