(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, July 4. Uzbekistan is
interested in adopting the New Economic Dialogue Program of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the President of
Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev said at a regular meeting of the SCO
Council of Heads of State in Astana, Trend reports.
"I propose to instruct our governments and institutions to work
out the issue of adopting the Program of New Economic Dialogue of
the SCO, covering such areas as innovative development,
digitalization and robotization, artificial intelligence,
biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and other industries of the
future," he said.
The President mentioned that the SCO region is a space of
colossal economic opportunities, a platform, and a resource base
for the long-term sustainable development of all countries in the
organization.
"The SCO accounts for about one-third of the world gross product
in purchasing power parity, about 27 percent of foreign direct
investment, and up to 20 percent of global trade. The states of the
organization are leaders in terms of industrial and innovative
development, have huge intellectual potential, and have the richest
energy and agricultural resources," Mirziyoyev stressed.
He also added that, in this regard, the initiative to form a
common space for increasing intra-regional trade and
industrial-technological cooperation is more relevant today than
ever before.
To note, the SCO Summit is taking place on July 4, 2024, in the
Independence Palace of Astana under the chairmanship of
Kazakhstan.
The event is attended by the heads of state and government of
Kazakhstan, India, Iran, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, the
UAE, Türkiye and Turkmenistan, as well as the SCO Secretary-General
and the Executive Director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure.
The UN Secretary-General and the heads of such international
organizations as the CIS, ECO, CICA, CSTO, EEC, and PSOE are also
participating in the summit.
The SCO Summit is being held for the first time in the format of
the "SCO Council of Heads of State" and "SCO Plus" meetings.
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