Swaraj meets SCO Secretary General

The meeting comes ahead of the SCO Summit in China in June, which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

"EAM @SushmaSwaraj met with the Secretary General of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Rashid Alimov in New Delhi. India became a full member of SCO in June 2017 and will extend full cooperation to further consolidate SCO as an effective regional platform," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

Swaraj had also attended the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers meeting last month.

The SCO, headquartered in Beijing, was founded in 2001.

Comprising China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India and Pakistan, the SCO aims at military cooperation between the member states and involves intelligence sharing, counter-terrorism operations in Central Asia and joint work against cyber terrorism.

India and Pakistan were admitted last year into the organisation in which China plays an influential role.