ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has decided to sign a deal with the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) ahead of the prime minister’s visit to Uzbekistan, ARY News reported on Tuesday.
The federal cabinet has approved a summary for cooperation with the SCO countries in agriculture sector, sources said. The cabinet given its approval through a circulatory summary.
The agreement will be signed during Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s upcoming visit of Uzbekistan to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, which will be held on September 15,16.
The SCO is made up of China, Russia, India, Pakistan, as well as four central Asian countries — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
The regional grouping holding its next summit on September 15 and 16 in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, a stop on the ancient Silk Road.
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