Belarus officially becomes SCO member 
Tukish, Azerbaijani, and Pakistani leaders meet in Astana 
Shanghai Cooperation Organization 
Guterres in Uzbekistan testifies to country’s increasing cooperation with the UN 
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The joint Indo-Uzbek military exercises began in 2019
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The visit, on an invitation by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, also comes at a time of heightened tensions between Russia and the West following the Crocus City Hall terror attacks near Moscow which has killed at least 140 and injured many more.