Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to attend the annual meeting of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).  He will be participating in the SCO-CHS on the invitation of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who would chair the meeting being held today. After arriving at the Samarkand Airport, Shehbaz will leave for Khizar Palace, Samarkand. PM Shehbaz tweeted and said that he was leaving for Uzbekistan today to attend the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. “The global economic turbulence has necessitated the need for more cooperation among the SCO member countries. The SCO vision represents the aspirations of 40% of world population,” he added. Prime Minister said that Pakistan reiterates its commitment to  Shanghai Spirit. “Mutual respect trust can be the bedrock of shared development  prosperity.

The SCO has a great potential to chart a way forward at a time of deeply worrying transformation in the geo-politicalgeo-economic fields,” he said.  Leaders of SCO members and observer states as well as heads of SCO organizations and other special guests would attend the meeting. At the forthcoming event, the SCO leaders will deliberate on important global and regional issues, including climate change, food security energy security, and sustainable supply chains. They would also approve agreements and documents that would chart the future direction of cooperation among SCO member states.   Besides attending the summit, the Prime Minister would hold bilateral meetings with other participating leaders on the sidelines of the Council of Heads of State meeting.  Pertinent to note that since becoming full member of SCO in 2017, Pakistan has been actively contributing towards advancing Organization’s core objectives through its participation in various SCO mechanisms.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan-INP