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Jaishankar to visit China to attend SCO FMs meeting

Jaishankar to visit China to attend SCO FMs meeting

Deccan Herald4 days ago
The Meeting of the Council of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the SCO will be held in Tianjin on July 15, a statement by a spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry here said on Saturday.
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