(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 4. The issues of
successful and sustainable development in the field of energy are
urgent and important for Kyrgyzstan, President Sadyr Zhaparov said
at the regular meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Astana, Trend reports.
Zhaparov stressed the need for environmental sustainability and
safety in his address.
"The agreement between the governments of the SCO member states
on cooperation in the field of environmental protection will also
be an additional contribution to solving global environmental
challenges, mitigating the negative consequences of climate change,
and adapting to it," Zhaparov said.
The President mentioned that the approved Strategy for the
Development of Energy Cooperation of the SCO member states until
2030 will make it possible to carry out the necessary work on the
development of cooperation in this field.
"Kyrgyzstan calls for the promotion of projects related to the
development of renewable energy sources, energy savings, energy
efficiency, and hydropower. Meanwhile, the intensive melting of
glaciers threatens to reduce water resources, which negatively
affects the state of agriculture already now, and brings to the
issue of food security," the head of state emphasized.
Zhaparov said that, as a mountainous nation, Kyrgyzstan has been
trying to get the international community to pay attention to
mountain issues since the early 2000s.
He noted that as the final stage of the "Mountain Five-Year
Plan," it is planned to hold the II Global Mountain Summit
"Bishkek+25" in 2027 in Kyrgyzstan, 25 years from the I summit.
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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