Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi landed in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Monday (today), will attend Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of SCO Member States.
According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi will lead the Pakistan delegation at the Meeting of the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (SCO-CFM) being held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 13-14 July 2021.
The Dushanbe SCO-CFM is expected to consider several important documents for subsequent adoption in the SCO Council of Heads of State in September 2021.
FM Qureshi will also hold a number of bilateral meetings with counterparts from member states on the sidelines of the CFM.
The foreign minister will also attend the meeting of SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group to share Pakistan’s perspective on the situation in Afghanistan and stress the imperative of a peaceful, negotiated political solution while also accentuating Pakistan’s efforts in support of the Afghan peace process and durable peace and stability in the region.
FM Qureshi is visiting Dushanbe’s SCO-CFM meeting following the invitation from Tajik Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin who will be presiding over the meeting.
SCO’s major objectives include promoting mutual confidence and good-neighborly relations among member states, strengthening regional peace, security and stability, and create a framework for effective cooperation in the fields of politics, trade and economy, culture, science and technology, education, energy, transportation, tourism, environmental protection etc.
SCO is an important forum for further enhancement of our deep rooted historical and cultural links with member states, providing these ties a sound economic foundation, and promoting Pakistan as a regional trade and transit corridor.
Since becoming a member in 2017, Pakistan has been actively contributing towards achieving SCO’s multi-sectoral agenda through participation in various SCO mechanisms.
