NSA Ajit Doval delivered the opening comments at the 18th Meeting of Secretaries of Security Councils of SCO Member States in Delhi on Wednesday.

As this year’s chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), India has extended invitations to all eight member countries, including Russia, China, and Pakistan, for a series of events building up to the summit in July.

Russian NSA Nikolai Patrushev was seen in a video from today’s meeting published by ANI after reports indicated he would meet with Doval on the eve of the meeting. China and Pakistan sent representatives despite rumors on Tuesday that they would only be present virtually.

In his opening remarks, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval condemned terrorism, reminding members of the SCO Charter, which calls on member states to respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

NSA Ajit Doval said, “Terrorism in all of its forms and manifestations, as well as its financing, are among the most serious threats to international peace and security.” “Any terrorist act, regardless of motivation, is unjustifiable”.

NSA Ajit Doval urged all countries, including Russia and Pakistan, to impose sanctions on global terrorist entities and fulfill their duties under pertinent anti-terrorism cooperation protocols such as the UN Security Council resolution.

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