FM Dar to share Pakistan’s perspective at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Moscow
- DPM to also highlight ways to strengthen organisation for benefit of region
At the invitation of Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar will lead Pakistan delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting being held on November 17-18 in Moscow, Russia, the Foreign Office said.
In a press release, the FO said the CHG will be attended by the heads of government of Belarus, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, vice president of Iran and foreign ministers of Pakistan and India.
In addition to SCO member states, the heads of government of Mongolia, Bahrain, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Turkmenistan and heads of international / regional organisations including Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Euro Asian Economic Union (EAEU), Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), and Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) will also be attending the meeting.
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In his address to the SCO CHG, the deputy prime minister will share Pakistan’s perspective on important regional and global issues as well as ways to strengthen the organisation for the benefit of the SCO region.
The CHG is the second highest decision making institution in the SCO. It provides guidance in the areas of economy, finance, trade, connectivity, commerce, socio-economic cooperation including the budgetary matters of the organisation. The SCO CHG adopts joint communiqué, statements and important decisions.
The foreign minister of Pakistan will also hold bilateral meetings with the leaders of other SCO countries on the sidelines of the CHG.
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