"My congratulations to Pakistan for becoming the full member of SCO," Swaraj said. "This meeting has a special significance for India because it is the first meeting of the Council, after India became the full member of the SCO. "We are determined to consistently strengthen cooperation within the SCO framework, and to work together, to seek comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security. "We must reaffirm that terrorism cannot and should not be associated with any religion, nationality, civilisation or ethnic group. "Slowdown in the world economy accompanied with increasing tide of protectionism and policy uncertainties will require measures of matching proportions.

Source: Times of India December 01, 2017 14:26 UTC