Bilawal Bhutto would be the first Pakistani chief to go to India after Nawaz Sharif in 2014.

Pakistan introduced on Thursday that its Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will go to India subsequent month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) international ministers’ assembly in Goa. 

“Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be leading the Pakistan delegation to the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) being held on May 4-5, 2023, in Goa, India,” Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahrah Baloch introduced in a weekly media briefing.

“Our participation in the meeting reflects Pakistan’s commitment to the SCO Charter and processes and the importance that Pakistan accords to the region in its foreign policy priorities,” the official mentioned.

Mr Zardari’s go to to India would be the first go to by any Pakistani chief after Nawaz Sharif in 2014.

FM @BBhuttoZardari will lead 🇵🇰delegation to SCO-CFM assembly being held on 4-5 May 2023 in Goa,India. FM’s participation in Meeting displays 🇵🇰’s continued dedication to SCO Charter & processes & the significance that Pakistan accords to the area in its international coverage priorities.

— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) April 20, 2023

Ties between India and Pakistan got here beneath extreme pressure after the 2019 terror assault in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama by Pakistan-backed terrorists and the surgical strikes by India on terrorist coaching camps in Pakistan’s Balakot in response.

The relations additional deteriorated after India introduced the withdrawal of Jammu and Kashmir’s particular powers and the bifurcation of the state into Union territories in August 2019.

The SCO is a regional political and safety bloc whose members embrace Russia, China, India and Pakistan. The international ministers’ assembly will likely be held in Goa.

India grew to become a full member of SCO on ninth June, 2017. There are 4 Observer States viz Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia and 6 dialogue companions – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey.

The eight-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a serious regional powerhouse that was established over twenty years in the past with the purpose of selling financial, political, and navy cooperation amongst its member nations. It represents round 42 per cent of the world’s complete inhabitants and 25 per cent of the worldwide GDP.