Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj speaks during the 13th Russia-India-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting, at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. PHOTO: REUTERS
"Swaraj will be representing India at the SCO summit in Russia's Sochi city on November 30 and December 1," Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar told media Thursday.
Sushma Swaraj grants two more medical visas for Pakistanis
The minister will also have bilateral meetings with several leaders on the sidelines of the summit and attend a reception to be hosted by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, he said.
"We attach special significance to the SCO in promoting political, economic and people-to-people contacts," the spokesperson said.
Pakistani envoy discusses bilateral relations with India's external affairs minister
India had been an observer at SCO since 2005 and became a full member in June this year. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed this year's summit in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.
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