Tashkent, 29 July 2022 (TDI): Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev was called on by the Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization states.
Foreign Minister of Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, accompanied his SCO counterparts for the joint call. The Foreign Minister of Pakistan reaffirmed close fraternal and historical relations between Uzbekistan and Pakistan.
FM @BBhuttoZardari accompanied his SCO counterparts this morning for a joint call on President Shavkat Mirziyoyev @president_uz. FM reaffirmed close 🇵🇰🇺🇿fraternal and historic relations & conveyed warm greetings from PM @CMShehbaz.
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— Spokesperson 🇵🇰 MoFA (@ForeignOfficePk) July 29, 2022
He conveyed warm greetings from the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shahbaz Sharif.
He also thanked the Uzbek President and Government for the excellent arrangements for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Foreign Ministers.
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The foreign ministers of the Russian Federation, China, Uzbekistan, India, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan attended the meeting.
Honored to meet Prez Shavkat Mirziyoyev @president_uz as part of a joint call by SCO FMs. Reaffirmed close fraternal & historic relations b/w our two countries. Conveyed warm greetings from PM @CMShehbaz & thanked Uzbek Govt for excellent arrangements made for SCO CFM.
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— BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 29, 2022
Agenda of the meeting
In the meeting, the discussion was held regarding tasks of multilateral cooperation and prospects for further development of the SCO.
Results of joint work during the presidency of Uzbekistan and the agenda of the summit to be held in Uzbekistan in September 2022 were also discussed.
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Notably, Foreign ministers also discussed issues of international and regional importance.
Major Objectives of SCO
SCO’s major objectives include promoting confidence and good-neighborly relations among member states; strengthening regional peace, security, and stability; and creating a framework for effective cooperation in the political sphere.
They include trade, economy, culture, science and technology, education, energy, transportation and connectivity, tourism, and environmental protection.
To ensure the SCO plays a larger role in global governance in support of the regional economy, plans are to increase its coordination and mutual support among member states, its ties with the UN and other organizations, and its focus on economic development issues.
Furthermore, other plans are to encourage internal and external interactions, build a firewall against international Islamic extremist forces, and support member states’ efforts to maintain domestic stability.
Moreover, it plans to construct a barrier to prevent the infiltration of the “color revolution” and adopt comprehensive measures to enhance member states’ capacity to ensure the security of lives and properties of other member states in their territory.
