(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 4. The Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO) possesses the capability to devise
creative solutions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs), President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said at the
SCO Plus meeting in Astana, Trend reports.
He highlighted the current existence of significant challenges
and unprecedented geopolitical tensions.
"The structures of international security are now at risk,
posing potential negative consequences for humanity. In this
critical juncture, we bear a great responsibility to enhance peace,
stability, and security through effective measures. The Shanghai
Cooperation Organization has the capacity to innovate and devise
solutions toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," he
emphasized.
To note, the SCO Summit, chaired by Kazakhstan, is currently
taking place at the Independence Palace in Astana.
Attending the event are heads of state and government from
Kazakhstan, India, Iran, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia,
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Belarus, Mongolia, Azerbaijan, Qatar, the
UAE, Türkiye, and Turkmenistan, along with 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 IOFS are also
participating in the summit.
For the first time, the event will be held in the form of a
meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states
and the SCO Plus.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization was founded in 2001 with
an initial membership of six countries: Russia, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan, China, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan
joined as full members in 2017, followed by Iran in 2023. At the
current summit, Belarus has been officially accepted as a full
member of the SCO.
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