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			PM Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at SCO Summit 2018 | Photo: @narendramodi (twitter)</div>
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This will be India's first participation in the summit as a full-time member of the organisation. Catch all the live updates here

Modi in SCO summit

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	Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met Chinese President Xi Jinping soon after his arrival in the port city of Qingdao, in China, where the two leaders are to take stock of the progress in implementing the decisions they had taken at their informal summit in Wuhan. &nbsp;<br />
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	India and China also signed agreements in the presence of PM Narendra Modi and President of China Xi Jinping.</div>
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	The meeting took place on the sidelines of the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, which will explore concrete ways to bolster cooperation in the fight against terrorism, extremism, and radicalisation, besides deliberating on pressing global issues.</div>
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	Modi and Xi are expected to explore ways to deepen ties in areas of trade and investment, besides reviewing the overall India-China bilateral cooperation.&nbsp;</div>
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	The meeting is taking place weeks after the two leaders held an informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan during which they exchanged views on solidifying the relationship between the two Asian powers.</div>
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	Modi and Xi are likely to take stock of progress in the implementation of the decisions they had taken at the Wuhan informal summit, official sources said.</div>
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	Modi is expected to hold nearly half a dozen bilateral meetings with leaders of other SCO countries.</div>
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	It is for the first time that the Indian prime minister will be attending the SCO Summit after India, along with Pakistan, became a full-fledged member of the grouping, which has been increasingly seen as a counter to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.&nbsp;</div>

PM Narendra Modi in China, Qingdao for SCO summit 2018. Modi to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other participating leaders. Find latest news on Qingdao SCO Summit 2018.

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	<strong>&#39;Qingdao Summit to herald new beginning for India-SCO cooperation&#39;</strong></div>
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	Ahead of his departure for Qingdao, PM Modi said on Friday that the meeting <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/qingdao-summit-to-herald-new-beginning-for-india-sco-cooperation-modi-118060801308_1.html?1528517495" target="_blank"><strong>will herald a new beginning for India&#39;s engagement with the Eurasian bloc</strong></a>.</div>

Modi might also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, with whom he had an informal meet in Sochi last month.&nbsp;<br />
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<strong><a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/modi-putin-summit-leaders-discuss-energy-cooperation-terrorism-geopolitics-top-5-developments-118052200532_1.html?1528517357" target="_blank">Modi-Putin summit: Energy cooperation, terrorism, geopolitics discussed</a>&nbsp;</strong>

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	<strong>&#39;Meeting in Qingdao will be formal&#39;&nbsp;</strong></div>
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	&quot;This is an important meet, but more symbolic in nature. It is nothing compared to Wuhan. The meeting in Qingdao will be formal, unlike in Wuhan,&quot; Hu Shisheng, Director of the Institute of South and Southeast Asian and Oceanian Studies at the China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR), told IANS.&nbsp;</div>

<strong>Modi set to meet Xi at SCO on Saturday&nbsp;</strong><br />
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PM Modi on Saturday will have a one-on-one with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Although both have met over a dozen times as leaders of their countries, the Saturday meeting in Qingdao comes just a little over two months after the &quot;ice-breaking&quot; informal summit in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. &nbsp;(<a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/modi-set-to-meet-xi-at-sco-on-saturday-118060800774_1.html?1528516770" target="_blank"><strong>Read more here</strong></a>)&nbsp;

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		With 8 members, SCO represents approximately 42 percent of the world&rsquo;s population, 22 percent of the land area and 20 percent of the GDP. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SCO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SCO</a> focusses on &nbsp;political, economic, security and cultural cooperation &amp; enables India to engage with Central Asian countries. <a href="https://t.co/iMm8TIdH80">pic.twitter.com/iMm8TIdH80</a></p>
	&mdash; Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/1005271029487267840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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		An early morning start! PM <a href="https://twitter.com/narendramodi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@narendramodi</a> heads to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Qingdao?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Qingdao</a>, China for the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on 9-10 June. This is India&#39;s first participation as a full member of the Council. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiainSCO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiainSCO</a> <a href="https://t.co/mhHl4O47h2">pic.twitter.com/mhHl4O47h2</a></p>
	&mdash; Raveesh Kumar (@MEAIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/MEAIndia/status/1005269501334585344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2018</a></blockquote>
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