AGENCIES / NEW DELHI

India today ruled out any bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan on the sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organization, (SCO) Summit at Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.

This was stated by External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Raveesh Kumar while replying to a media query in New Delhi. Mr Modi will attend the SCO annual summit in Bishkek on 13th and 14th of this month.

Mr Kumar said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will embark on a two-day visit to Bhutan from tomorrow. This is the first overseas visit after assuming charge of the Ministry.

He said, during the visit, Mr Jaishankar will call on Bhutanese Prime Minister Lotay Tshering and meet his counterpart Tandi Dorji.