A video of the meeting of Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and Turkish President Rechpe Tayyip Erdogan has surfaced at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. In this, PM Modi is seen shaking hands with Erdogan warmly and patting the back. This scene is believed to be special because India-Turki relations have been very tense in recent months.
The root of tension is associated with the Pahalgam terror attack on 22 April, in which 26 civilians were killed. India then carried out accurate attacks on terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK), which was named Operation Sindoor. After this action, Turkey openly supported Pakistan and condemned India.
Turkish President Erdogan then condemned the Indian attacks by talking to Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and expressed condolences to Pakistan. According to sources, Turkey not only provided more than 350 drones to Pakistan, but also sent experts to help in their operation. These included Bayraktar TB2 and Yiha drones, who were deployed for suicide attacks on Indian fronts and supply conveoys. During this time two Turkish military personnel also died.
Modi-Jinping meets in China
There was a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping. In the meeting, the two leaders discussed important issues like peace on the border, cooperation against terrorism, economic development, and trade balance.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Mistry said that Prime Minister Modi discussed the issue of cross -border terrorism through Jinping and underlined the need for joint efforts of the two countries against it.
In the meeting, the two leaders also emphasized that maintaining peace and stability in the border areas is necessary for bilateral relations between the two countries. He referred to the successful disillusionment and currently maintaining peace.
Economic and business relations were also discussed. In view of international economic challenges, Prime Minister Modi and Jinping agreed to strengthen India-China economic and commercial cooperation.
The purpose of this meeting was not only economic reforms, but also to ensure cooperation in broad areas like security, fighting terrorism and increasing contact between people.
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