The SCO Summit is a convenient platform for negotiations on the implementation of common goals
On June 13-14, 2019, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev took part in the nineteenth meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Bishkek.
After the ceremony of joint photographing, a narrow format meeting was held.
The meeting was opened by the President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sooronbay Jeenbekov. It was attended by the Heads of the SCO member states.
Issues of deepening multilateral interaction between the participating countries of the organization were discussed.
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev addressed the summit.
Uzbekistan actively participates and develops close cooperation within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The initiatives of Uzbekistan’s leader contribute to enhancing the international authority of this structure, expanding the scope of practical cooperation.
At last year’s meeting in Qingdao, the Joint Appeal by the Heads of State of the SCO to Youth and the Action Plan for its implementation were adopted. In September, Tashkent hosted the first meeting of the heads of the SCO member states’ railway administrations. “Silk Road” International University of Tourism in Samarkand, and the Public Diplomacy Center of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tashkent have been opened. There are many such examples.
At the meeting, the President expressed relevant opinions and important initiatives for further improving the organization’s activities, expanding partnership in investment and innovation, digitalization, transport and communications, environment, promotion of agricultural technologies, tourism and humanitarian exchanges, as well as ensuring regional security.
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Documents signing ceremony took place following the Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
Bishkek Declaration has been adopted. 22 documents aimed at development of partnership between the member countries in various fields, interaction of the SCO with other international structures have been signed.
The Concept of cooperation in digitalization and information-communication technologies and the Program for development of interregional cooperation of the SCO member states were approved at the proposal of the President of Uzbekistan. These documents will allow launching new areas of multilateral cooperation within the SCO.
Chairmanship in the organization for 2019-2020 passed to the Russian Federation.
