All arrangements finalized for SCO meeting in Islamabad
- By Web Desk -
- Oct 13, 2024
Pakistan is all set to host a two-day meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Islamabad from Tuesday.
The Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will preside over the meeting.
The SCO member states will be represented by Prime Minister of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as well as the First Vice President of Iran and External Affairs Minister of India.
Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang will represent his country.
The Prime Minister of Mongolia as Observer State, and Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Foreign Minister of Turkmenistan as Special Guest, will also participate in the meeting.
The SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting will discuss ongoing cooperation in fields of economy, trade, environment and socio-cultural linkages and review the performance of the Organization.
The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will also hold important bilateral meetings with visiting heads of delegations on the sidelines of the meeting.
On the other hand, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar says Pakistan is all set to host twenty-third meeting of Council of the Heads of Government of the Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
He was talking to media along with Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar in Islamabad this evening.
Ishaq Dar said all institutions and departments have made excellent arrangements with mutual cooperation for SCO summit being held from Tuesday to Wednesday in Islamabad.
He said the Chinese delegation is arriving in Islamabad tomorrow to hold bilateral meetings with Pakistani officials.
He said no request has so far been received from the Indian External Affairs Minister for bilateral talks.
Ishaq Dar said a political party is making attempts to sabotage the SCO summit by giving a call for protest in Federal Capital.
He said the call for the protest should be taken back in the larger interest of the country.
The Deputy Prime Minister said recent visits of Malaysian Prime Minister and Saudi delegation to Pakistan have remained fruitful.
Established on June 15, 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is a permanent intergovernmental international organization aimed at strengthening multisphere cooperation, promoting peace and security, and new economic international order.