(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 4. Belarus will do its
best to make the SCO a global organization, the President of
Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko said at a meeting in the SCO Plus
format in Astana, Trend reports.
"Belarus is very proud to become a full member of the SCO. We
will strengthen the Shanghai spirit of the organization based on
the principles of mutual respect, equality, and solidarity. We, as
a European country, will do our best to make the SCO a global
organization. Let me assure you that Belarus will invariably be
guided by the humane principles preached in our organization. Minsk
will take a worthy place among the capitals represented here," he
said.
During his speech, Aleksandr Lukashenko expressed gratitude for
the support of Belarus in joining the SCO.
"This is a serious and well-considered step for us. We see how
the role of the SCO in world politics is getting stronger every
year. I assure you, we will do our best to constantly increase the
weight and authority of our association in the world," he
emphasized.
According to him, the best response to the challenges in global
politics will be the unity and cohesion of the SCO member
states.
Lukashenko also proposed to strengthen practical interaction on
the entire complex agenda of the SCO.
"I propose to start with finance. Belarus considers the creation
of a mechanism for bilateral payments in national currencies and a
collective financial institution of the SCO as a priority issue,"
he noted.
He mentioned that Belarus is ready to make a feasible
contribution to the overall effort of the SCO member states in
various areas.
"Belarus is ready to make a feasible contribution to the common
effort of the SCO member states in such areas as industry, trade,
science, culture, education, and, of course, food security, as well
as agriculture," Lukashenko added.
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, UAE,
Türkiye and Turkmenistan, as well as the SCO Secretary-General and
the Executive Director of the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist
Structure.
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