20th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
The annual Heads of State-level meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation was held under the chairmanship of Russia
The virtual meeting is being held in the backdrop of major regional and global developments.
The SCO Summit of Heads of State is the main unit of the organisation that sets the agenda and gives political, security, trade, economic and cultural directions to the 8-member body.
Apart from the members Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, four Observer States Iran, Afghanistan, Belarus and Mongolia will also participate in the summit.
the summit is expected to adopt the Moscow Declaration under the Chairmanship of the Russian Federation