Pakistan to host first SCO national coordinators’ meeting tomorrow

The first meeting of the Council of National Coordinators (CNC) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) under Pakistan’s 2026-27 chairmanship will be held in Islamabad from September 28 to 30, the Foreign Office said on Sunday.

The meeting will be chaired by Pakistan’s National Coordinator for the SCO and attended by national coordinators from SCO member states, along with representatives of the SCO Secretariat.

The national coordinators will discuss a range of issues related to SCO cooperation and coordination, including the programme of activities under Pakistan’s chairmanship, preparations for upcoming SCO meetings and events, and other matters on the organisation’s agenda.

Pakistan assumed the chairmanship of the SCO Council of Heads of State (CHS) for 2026-27 with the theme “Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity.”

According to the Foreign Office, Pakistan’s chairmanship will focus on promoting greater connectivity, fostering innovation, enhancing economic cooperation and strengthening people-to-people contacts.

Pakistan will work with all SCO member states and the SCO Secretariat to advance these priorities and strengthen cooperation within the organisation, it said.

The CNC meeting will be the first major engagement under Pakistan’s chairmanship and will contribute to preparations for various high-level meetings and activities planned during the chairmanship.

These include the SCO Council of Heads of State meeting, which Pakistan will host in August 2027, according to the Foreign Office.