Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in his opening remarks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit urged member states to strengthen the organisation’s framework for tackling multiple regional challenges and forging close cooperation.
PM Sharif’s remarks came as he addressed the opening session of the 23rd meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
The summit, being held at the Jinnah Convention Centre, welcomed leaders and representatives from across the region on Wednesday. The moot is being attended by officials from 11 countries, including host Pakistan, China, Russia and India.
The SCO member states are being represented by Prime Ministers of China, Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as Minister for Industry and Trade of Iran and External Affairs Minister of India.
The prime minister of Mongolia as Observer State and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan as Special Guest are also participating in the SCO summit 2024.
Addressing the event today, PM Shehbaz said said stability in neighbouring Afghanistan, which lies between South and Central Asia, was essential to fully realizing trade opportunities for the SCO member states.
“Pakistan firmly believes, that a stronger, more effective SCO is essential, to achieving sustainable development in our region… Let us not look at such projects, through the narrow, political prism and invest in our collective connectivity capacities, which are crucial to advancing the shared vision of an economically integrated region.
