PM Shehbaz Sharif departs for the SCO summit in Uzbekistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has left for a two-day trip to Uzbekistan in order to attend the annual summit of the Council of Heads of State (CHS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which will be held on September 15–16.
Prior to leaving, the prime minister tweeted that Pakistan had reaffirmed its commitment to the “Shanghai Spirit.” He continued, “Mutual respect and trust can serve as the cornerstone of shared prosperity”.
The SCO has great potential to pave the way forward at a time when deeply troubling changes are occurring in the geopolitical and geoeconomic fields, according to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
“The SCO member countries must cooperate more due to the current economic turmoil in the world.” In another tweet, he stated that “The SCO vision represents the aspirations of 40% of the world population.”
The premier will meet separately with Tajik President Imomali Rehmon and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on the first day of his two-day visit.
PM Shehbaz Sharif departs for the SCO summit in Uzbekistan
Other foreign leaders that PM Shehbaz Sharif will meet with include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko, and Kyrgyzstan’s President Sadyr Japarov.
The prime minister will head to the Hazrat Khizr Complex shortly after touching down at the Samarkand Airport. There, he will pay his respects at Islam Karimov’s mausoleum in addition to visiting the Khizr Mosque.
The Uzbek president will honor the visiting leaders with a banquet, and the prime minister will be there.
Pakistan has been actively advancing the SCO’s core goals through its participation in various SCO mechanisms ever since it became a full member in 2017.
Leaving for Uzbekistan today to attend the meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. The global economic turbulence has necessitated the need for more cooperation among the SCO member countries. The SCO vision represents the aspirations of 40% of world population.
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) September 15, 2022
