New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) All the delegates who attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's foreign ministerial meeting in Goa were impressed by Goan cuisine, culture and hospitality, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday.

India hosted the meeting at a beach resort in Goa's Benaulim on May 4 and 5.

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The meeting was attended by Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, China's Qin Gang, Pakistan's Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Uzbekistan's Bakhtiyor Saidov and SCO Secretary General Zhang Ming.

Tajikistan's foreign minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Kazakhstan's Murat Nurtleu and Kyrgyzstan's Zheenbek Kulubaev also attended the meeting.

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"The SCO Foreign Ministers held their meeting in Goa on May 04-05, 2023. All delegates were impressed by Goan cuisine, culture and hospitality," Jaishakar tweeted.

"Thank Chief Minister @DrPramodPSawant and all officials involved for the excellent arrangements," he said.

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