{"id":71093,"date":"2022-01-08T07:09:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T07:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=71093"},"modified":"2022-09-15T11:30:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T06:00:53","slug":"chinese-diplomat-zhang-ming-takes-charge-as-new-secretary-general-of-sco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/chinese-diplomat-zhang-ming-takes-charge-as-new-secretary-general-of-sco\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese diplomat Zhang Ming takes charge as new Secretary-General of SCO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>China&#8217;s senior diplomat Zhang Ming has taken charge as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in which India is a member. Zhang has taken charge from Vladimir Norov, former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan from January 1 for a three-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 65-year-old Zhang replaces Vladimir Norov, a former diplomat from Uzbekistan who completed his term on December 31, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to joining SCO, Zhang served as the head of the Chinese mission to the European Union for four years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China&#8217;s senior diplomat Zhang Ming has taken charge as the new Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in which India is a member. Zhang has taken charge from Vladimir Norov, former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan from January 1 for a three-year term. 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